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A Nursing Assistant is caring for a resident, who is paralyzed on her right side from a recent stroke. Some of her family members are visiting and one of them turns to the NA and says in a loud voice, "She looks so dumb with half of her face drooping down like that. Isn't there something you can do to fix that?" What kind of abuse is this? -Physical abuse -Psychological abuse -Sexual abuse -Involuntary abuse correct answers Psychological abuse Most conditions seen in long-term care are chronic. What does chronic mean? -conditions require immediate treatment at a hospital -conditions that last a long time -conditions that last a short time -conditions will usually cause death within three months correct answers conditions that last a long time Which of the following is a government-funded insurance program for people older than 65 years? -Medicaid -Medicare -OBRA -Social security correct answers Medicare What is the correct response by a nursing assistant if someone who is not directly involved with a resident's care asks for a resident's protected health information (PHI)? -Give the person the information -Ask the resident if the person may have the information -Ask the person to send a written request for the information to the resident -Tell the person that the information is confidential and cannot be given out correct answers Tell the person that the information is confidential and cannot be given out Which of the following statements about delegation is true? -It is outside the nurse assistant's scope of practice to decline to do a delegated task -A RN gives the nursing assistant the authority and responsibility to complete the task on the nurse's behalf as long as it is in the nursing assistant's scope of practice -Nursing assistants may delegate tasks to other member of the health care team correct answers A RN gives the nursing assistant the authority and responsibility to complete the task on the nurse's behalf as long as it is in the nursing assistant's scope of practice Which of the following actions supports a person's legal rights under HIPAA? -A nurse assistant closes the door to a person's room before having a conversation with the person about her care. -A hospital stops documenting patient care on paper records and begins using a computer instead.