CNA Chapters 1-6 Questions and Answers

CNA Chapters 1-6 Questions and Answers Types of health care organizations -Hospitals -Sub-acute care units -Long-term care facilities -Assisted Living facilities -Home health care agencies -Hospice organizations United States Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) -primary government agency responsible for protecting this nation's health Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 87 (OBRA) -improves the quality of life for people who live in long-term care facilities Accreditation official recognition that the organization meets certain standards of quality Survey -An actual inspection and evaluation of a health care organization or facility Preferred provider organization (PPO) -health care providers contract with an insurance company to accept a standard payment as total payment for services rendered Managed care system -assist in delivering health care to people who need it by arranging contacts with various health care providers Health maintenance organization (HMO) -a managed care system, however it costs less to keep a person healthy than it does to treat an illness. Therefore, regular exams are used Medicare -type of insurance plan that is federally funded by social security, under the administration of the center for medicare and medicaid services Medicaid -Federally funded and state-regulated plan designed to help people with low incomes to pay for health care Competency evaluation -involves a written tests, and a skills test Registry -an official record of the people who have successfully completed the nursing assistant training program Reciprocity -in many cases, your certification will be valid in states other than where you originally trained. Primary Nursing -one nurse (RN or LPN) is assigned several patients or residents and is responsible for planning and carrying out all aspects of care for those people Functional (modular) nursing -each member of the nursing team carries out the same assigned task for all patients or residents team nursing -a team leader determines all of the nursing needs for the patients or residents to the team, and assigns tasks according to each team member Scope of practice -the range of tasks the assistant is legally permitted to do Five rights of delegation -Right task -Right circumstance -Right person -Right direction -Right supervision Professional -To those who have credentials, obtained through education and training, that enables them to become licensed or certified to practice a certain profession Maintaining your physical health -Get enough sleep -Eat well balanced meals -Exercise regularly -Do not smoke Advance directive -a document that allows a person to make her wishes regarding health care known to family members and health care workers , in case she can no longer make decisions herself Health insurance portability and accountability act (HIPAA) -originated in 1996, it is a federal privacy regulation that helps to keep personal information about patients and residents private Beneficence -Do good for those in your care by preventing harm and promoting the health and welfare of the person above all else Nonmaleficence -Avoid harming those in your care Justice -Treat people fairly and equally, regarding race religion, ect. Fidelity -Act with integrity to earn others trust Autonomy -Respect a persons rights and personal preferences Confidentiality -Maintain a person privacy by allowing the person to discuss sensitive issue with the knowledge that information will be kept secret Objective data -Information that you obtain directly, through measurements or by using one of your five senses Subjective data -Information that cannot be objectively measured, the basis is usually a persons complaint Nursing process 1. Assessment 2. Diagnosis 3. Planning 4. Implementation 5. Evaluation Acute Illness - a condition characterized by a rapid onset and a relatively short recovery time Maslows hierarchy of human needs Physiologic need Safety and security needs Love and belonging needs Self-esteem needs Self actualization needs