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CNA Ch. 1

Terms in this set (59)

extended care facility
Another name for a long-term care facility
people who need some help with daily care
Assisted living facilities are initially for
adult day services
This type of care is for people who need some help and supervision during certain hours
rehabilitation
Care given by specialists to restore or improve function after an illness or injury
hospice care
Care given to people who have about six months or less to live
residents
People who live in long-term care facilities because it is where they live for the duration of their stay
chronic
Conditions that last a long time
true
Long-term care facilities may offer assisted living, subacute care, or specialized care
true
Facilities that offer specialized care must have specially trained employees
false
Nonprofit organizations cannot own long-term care facilities
false
Person-directed care means that staff should treat all residents exactly the same
true
Culture change means basing care on each individual's needs
people 65 or older, anyone with permanent kidney failure or certain disabilities
2 groups of people who qualify for Medicare
income and special circumstances
Eligibility for Medicaid is determined by
personal
Nursing assistants helps with _____ care, such as bathing and hair care
medications, tubes
Nursing assistants do NOT give _____ or remove _____
nursing assistant
Performs assigned tasks, such as taking vital signs and providing personal care
doctor
Diagnoses disease or disability and prescribes treatment
LPN
Licensed professional who has completed 1 to 2 years of education and is able to administer medications and give treatments
resident
Person whose condition, treatment, and progress are what the care team revolves around
RN
Licensed professional who has graduated from a 2-4 year nursing program and coordinates, manages, and provides skilled nursing care
speech-language pathologist
Teaches exercise to help the resident improve or overcome speech problems
occupational therapist
Helps residents learn to adapt to disabilities by training residents to perform ADLs and other activities
Liability
Someone can be held responsible for harming someone else
chain of command
Describes the line of authority in a facility
compassionate
Being caring, concerned, considerate, empathetic, and understanding
unprejudiced
Giving the same quality of care regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, religion, race, ethnicity, or condition
conscientious
Being guided by a sense of right and wrong and having principles
respectful
Valuing other people's individuality and treating others politely and kindly
tactful
Showing sensitivity and having sense of what is appropriate when dealing with others
tolerant
Putting aside personal opinions and not judging others
dependable
Getting to work on time and doing assigned tasks skillfully
empathetic
Identifying with the feelings of others
sympathetic
Sharing in the feelings and difficulties of others
negligence
Actions, or failure to act or provide proper care, resulting in unintended injury to a person
substance abuse
The use of legal or illegal drugs, cigarettes, or alcohol in a way that harms oneself or others
sexual harassment
Any unwelcome sexual advance or behavior that creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment
active neglect
The purposeful failure to give needed care, resulting in harm to a person
involuntary seclusion
The separation of a person from others against the person's will
workplace violence
Verbal, physical, or sexual abuse of care team members by residents or other care team members
battery
The intentional touching of a person without his consent
assault
A threat to harm a person, resulting in the person feeling fearful that he will be harmed
financial abuse
The improper or illegal use of a person's money, possessions, property, or other assets
sexual abuse
The forcing of a person to perform or participate in sexual acts against his or her will
verbal abuse
The use of spoken or written words, pictures, or gestures that threaten, embarrass, or insult another person
psychological abuse
Emotional harm caused by threatening, scaring, humiliating, intimidating, isolating, or insulting a person, or by treating him or her as a child
domestic abuse
Physical, sexual, or emotional abuse by spouses, intimate partners, or family members
abuse
Purposeful mistreatment that causes physical, mental, or emotional pain or injury to someone
physical abuse
Intentional or unintentional treatment that causes harm to a person's body-includes slapping, bruising, cutting, burning, physically restraining, pushing, shoving, and rough handling
passive neglect
The unintentional failure to provide needed care, resulting in physical, mental, or emotional harm to a person
false imprisonment
Unlawful restraint that affects a person's freedom of movement
malpractice
Injury caused by professional misconduct through negligence, carelessness, or lack of skill
help them in every way possible including telling them of the process and their rights
If a resident wants to make a complaint of abuse, what must a nursing assistant do?
ombudsman
Investigates and resolves resident complaints
HIPAA
Protects and secures the privacy of health information
immediately after care is given
When should care be documented
14 days
How soon after a resident is admitted does an MDS need to be completed?
incident
An accident or unexpected event in the course of care
charge nurse
Incidents should be reported to
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