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Test Bank For Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care: The Basics,
5th Edition 5th Edition By Hartman Publishing Inc, Jetta Fuzy
RN MS
Beginning steps for client care - ANSWER: -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 - ANSWER: -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) - ANSWER: care given in long-term care facilities for people
who need 24-hour skilled care

skilled care - ANSWER: 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 - ANSWER: 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 - ANSWER: Physical disabilities

terminal illness - ANSWER: a disease or condition that will eventually cause death

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

subacute care - ANSWER: 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 - ANSWER: Heart disease

Example of chronic condition - ANSWER: Dementia

, outpatient care - ANSWER: 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 - ANSWER: Restore or improve function after an illness or injjury

hospice care - ANSWER: 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 - ANSWER: A federal health insurance program for persons 65 years of age
and older

Medicaid - ANSWER: 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 - ANSWER: Insert or remove tubes, give tube
feedings, or change sterile dressings

Nursing assistants are part of - ANSWER: A team of health professionals

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

occupational therapist - ANSWER: 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 - ANSWER: Liability

chain of command - ANSWER: the line of authority that moves from the top of a
hierarchy to the lowest level

In continence is - ANSWER: Not a normal part of aging

transmission-based precautions - ANSWER: 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 - ANSWER: defines the tasks that healthcare providers are legally
permitted to perform as allowed by state or federal law

care plan - ANSWER: is individualized for each resident. It lists the tasks that team
members, including NAs, must preform.

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