NURC 1001 EXAM 1
Ombudsman - ✅✅-serves as the residents advocate
acute care - ✅✅-medical attention to immediate problems; sudden and
treatable
chronic care - ✅✅-Care for illnesses of long duration, such as diabetes or
emphysema
hospice care - ✅✅ -care provided for the dying in places devoted to those
who are terminally ill
terminal care - ✅✅-medical care of the terminally ill
nourishment of residents in nursing homes include - ✅✅ -assuring each
resident receives the correct diet, assisting the resident with meals, filling the
residents water pitcher or assisting the resident obtain water and fluids,
calculate and record meal percentage on dietary record sheet and assisting
residents to and from the dining room
✅✅
what is the current in-service hours for nurse aides in a long term care facility?
- -12 hours annually
what are the five rights of delegation? - ✅✅-1) right task
2) right circumstance
3) right person
4) right directions and communication
5) right supervision
unintentional wrong - ✅✅ -the person did not act in a reasonable and careful
manner. as a result, a resident or the residents property was harmed.
Malpractice - ✅✅-Negligence by a professional person
abuse - ✅✅ -the willful infliction of injury, unreasonable confinement,
intimidation, or punishment that results in physical harm, pain or mental
anguish; depriving the resident of the goods or services needed to attain or
maintain well-being
neglect - ✅✅-Failure to provide the person with the goods or services
needed to avoid physical harm, mental anguish, or mental illness
, examples of neglect - ✅✅ -leaving resident lying or sitting in urine or feces;
failing to answer signal lights; failing to provide food, clothing, hygiene
neglect is a form of - ✅✅-abuse
Misappropriation of residents property - ✅✅
-depriving defrauding or
otherwise obtaining the real or personal property of a residents property by
any means prohibited by the law
defamation - ✅✅ -making an untrue statement that causes injury to the
reputation of another person
slander - ✅✅-words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another
libel - ✅✅-written untruths that are harmful to someone's reputation
assault - ✅✅-threatening or attempting to touch a person without the
person's consent causing a person to fear them
battery - ✅✅-Touching a patient or providing emergency care without
consent.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 - ✅✅-protects the
privacy and security of a residents health information
failure to comply with HIPAA results in - ✅✅-fines, penalties, and criminal
action
listening - ✅✅ -means to focus on verbal and nonverbal communication,
using sight,
hearing, touch and smell
paraphrasing - ✅✅-restating the persons message in your own words
direct questions - ✅✅-focus on certain information... have yes or no answers
open-ended questions - ✅✅-lead or invite the person to share thoughts,
feelings or ideas
clarifying - ✅✅-let's you make sure you understand the message- ask the
person to repeat or restate the message
focusing - ✅✅-deals with a certain topic- useful when person rambles
Ombudsman - ✅✅-serves as the residents advocate
acute care - ✅✅-medical attention to immediate problems; sudden and
treatable
chronic care - ✅✅-Care for illnesses of long duration, such as diabetes or
emphysema
hospice care - ✅✅ -care provided for the dying in places devoted to those
who are terminally ill
terminal care - ✅✅-medical care of the terminally ill
nourishment of residents in nursing homes include - ✅✅ -assuring each
resident receives the correct diet, assisting the resident with meals, filling the
residents water pitcher or assisting the resident obtain water and fluids,
calculate and record meal percentage on dietary record sheet and assisting
residents to and from the dining room
✅✅
what is the current in-service hours for nurse aides in a long term care facility?
- -12 hours annually
what are the five rights of delegation? - ✅✅-1) right task
2) right circumstance
3) right person
4) right directions and communication
5) right supervision
unintentional wrong - ✅✅ -the person did not act in a reasonable and careful
manner. as a result, a resident or the residents property was harmed.
Malpractice - ✅✅-Negligence by a professional person
abuse - ✅✅ -the willful infliction of injury, unreasonable confinement,
intimidation, or punishment that results in physical harm, pain or mental
anguish; depriving the resident of the goods or services needed to attain or
maintain well-being
neglect - ✅✅-Failure to provide the person with the goods or services
needed to avoid physical harm, mental anguish, or mental illness
, examples of neglect - ✅✅ -leaving resident lying or sitting in urine or feces;
failing to answer signal lights; failing to provide food, clothing, hygiene
neglect is a form of - ✅✅-abuse
Misappropriation of residents property - ✅✅
-depriving defrauding or
otherwise obtaining the real or personal property of a residents property by
any means prohibited by the law
defamation - ✅✅ -making an untrue statement that causes injury to the
reputation of another person
slander - ✅✅-words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another
libel - ✅✅-written untruths that are harmful to someone's reputation
assault - ✅✅-threatening or attempting to touch a person without the
person's consent causing a person to fear them
battery - ✅✅-Touching a patient or providing emergency care without
consent.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 - ✅✅-protects the
privacy and security of a residents health information
failure to comply with HIPAA results in - ✅✅-fines, penalties, and criminal
action
listening - ✅✅ -means to focus on verbal and nonverbal communication,
using sight,
hearing, touch and smell
paraphrasing - ✅✅-restating the persons message in your own words
direct questions - ✅✅-focus on certain information... have yes or no answers
open-ended questions - ✅✅-lead or invite the person to share thoughts,
feelings or ideas
clarifying - ✅✅-let's you make sure you understand the message- ask the
person to repeat or restate the message
focusing - ✅✅-deals with a certain topic- useful when person rambles
