HARTMANS NURSING ASSISTANT CARE: THE BASICS

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HARTMAN'S NURSING ASSISTANT CARE: THE BASICS

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Question 1: An Ombudsman

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is assigned by law as the legal advocate for residents

Question 2: transmission-based precautions

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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

Question 3: active neglect

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the purposeful failure to provide needed care, resulting in harm to a person

Question 4: Residents must always be identified before

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Giving care or serving food

Question 5: Example of chronic condition

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Physical disabilities

Question 6: Syncope

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fainting

Question 7: Microbe

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another name for a microorganism Question 8: Link 3: portal of exit

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any body opening on an infected person that allows pathogens to leave

Question 9: outpatient care

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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

Question 10: hemiparesis

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Arm numbness or weakness on one side of the body

Question 11: expressive aphasia

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slurred speech or inability to speak

Question 12: Long Term Care (LTC)

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

Question 13: Link 1: causative agent

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a pathogen, such as a bacterium or virus that can cause a disease

Question 14: Minimum Data Set (MDS)

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a detailed form with guidelines for assessing residents in long-term care facilities; also details what to do if resident problems are identified

Question 15: cerebrovascular accident (CVA)

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a.k.a. "Stroke". Lack of blood supply to the brain causing brain damage

Question 16: As long as the resident can speak, breath, or cough, the NA should

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Encourage her to cough as forcefully as possible to get the object out

Question 17: 2100 as regular time

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• pm

Question 18: insulin reaction (hypoglycemia)

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can result from either too much insulin or too little food

Question 19: subjective information

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something a person cannot or did not observe, but is based on something the resident reported that may or may not be true

Question 20: Incident reporting guidelines

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-tell what happened (state the time and the mental and physical condition of the person) -describe the persons reaction to the incident -state the facts; do not give opinions -do not document that an incident report was completed on the medical record -describe the action taken to give care

Question 21: hospice care

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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

Question 22: Protected Health Information (PHI)

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Information that can be used to identify a person and relates to the patients condition, any health care that the person has had and payment for that health care

Question 23: passive neglect

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the unintentional failure to provide needed care, resulting in physical, mental, or emotional harm to a person

Question 24: 0900 as regular time

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• a.m.

Question 25: Dyspnea

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difficulty breathing

Question 26: Anytime you are feeding a resident they should be

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Sitting at a 75-90 degrees angle

Question 27: Infections occurs when harmful microorganisms, called pathogens

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Invade the body and multiply

Question 28: Example of chronic condition

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Dementia