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Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care: The Basics. Beginning steps for client care -Knock and wait for permission to enter -Introduce yourself as Nurse Aide Student -identify the patient by name -wash your hands -Explain procedure and ask for permission -Provide privacy (cutain, screen, or door...

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Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care: The
Basics.
Beginning steps for client care

-Knock and wait for permission to enter
-Introduce yourself as Nurse Aide Student
-identify the patient by name
-wash your hands
-Explain procedure and ask for permission
-Provide privacy (cutain, screen, or door)
-Adjust bed to a safe level, usually waist high.
-Lock the bed wheels

Ending steps for client care

-Return to lowest position
-Remove privacy
-Place call light in reach
-wash your hands
-Report any changes in the client to the nurse
-Document procedure

Long Term Care (LTC)

care given in long-term care facilities for people who need 24-hour skilled care

skilled care

medically necessary care given by a skilled nurse or therapist, it is available 24 hours a day, and it is
ordered by a doctor and involved a treatment plan

chronic condition

any disease or condition that lasts a long time (usually longer than six months). It usually can't be cured
and therefore requires ongoing treatment and management. Examples include arthritis and asthma.

Example of chronic condition

Physical disabilities

terminal illness

a disease or condition that will eventually cause death

acute care

,24-hour skilled care for short-term illnesses or injuries; generally given in hospitals and ambulatory
surgical centers

subacute care

care for an illness or condition given to people who need less care than for an acute (sudden onset,
short-term) illness or injury but more than for a chronic (long-term) illness

Example of chronic condition

Heart disease

Example of chronic condition

Dementia

outpatient care

Care given for less than 24 hours for people who have had treatments or surgery and need short-term
skilled care. They do not require an overnight stay in a hospital or other care facility

Rehabilitation

Restore or improve function after an illness or injjury

hospice care

treatment of the terminally ill in their own homes, or in special hospital units or other facilities, with the
goal of helping them to die comfortably, without pain. For people who have about 6 months or less to
live

Medicare

A federal health insurance program for persons 65 years of age and older

Medicaid

A medical assistance program that pays for health care services for people who cannot afford them. For
people who have low income, as well as for people with disabilities.

Nursing assistants are not allowed to

Insert or remove tubes, give tube feedings, or change sterile dressings

Nursing assistants are part of

A team of health professionals

assistive or adaptive devices

special equipment that helps a person who is ill or disabled perform activities of daily living (ex:
occupational therapy)

occupational therapist

, assess and plan for the client to regain ADLs, esp motor skills of the upper extremities; direct care of
occupational therapy assistants

The chain of command protects employees from

Liability

chain of command

the line of authority that moves from the top of a hierarchy to the lowest level

In continence is

Not a normal part of aging

transmission-based precautions

CDC precautions used in patients known or suspected to be infected with pathogens that can be
transmitted by airborne, droplet, or contact routes; used in addition to standard precautions

scope of practice

defines the tasks that healthcare providers are legally permitted to perform as allowed by state or
federal law

care plan

is individualized for each resident. It lists the tasks that team members, including NAs, must preform.

policy

Is a course of action that should be taken every time a certain situation occurs

procedure

a method, or way of doing something

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA)

Passed in 1987 in response to reports of poor care and aside in long-term care facilities.

OBRA requires that the Nursing Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Program (NATCEP)

Set minimum standards for nursing assistant training. NAs must complete at least 100 hours of training

To cite

Means to find a problem through a survey

Battery

The intentional touching of a person without his or her consent

False Imprisonment

unlawful restraint or restriction of a person's freedom of movement

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