Home Health Aide Terms|Complete Questions with A+ Graded Answers
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Home Health Aide
Home Health Aide Terms|Complete Questions with A+ Graded Answers
Home Health Aide
Person performs personal and nursing care skills, such as bathing the client, under the supervision of a RN
Occupational therapist
Skilled professional evaluated a client;s ability to perform skills necessary ...
Home Health Aide Terms|Complete Questions with A+
Graded Answers
Home Health Aide
Person performs personal and nursing care skills, such as bathing the client, under the supervision of
a RN
Occupational therapist
Skilled professional evaluated a client;s ability to perform skills necessary to independent living
Physical Therapist
Skilled professional evaluates a client's ability to stand, walk, climb stairs, transfer and do other
activities related to strength and endurnce
Speech Therapist
Skilled professional assesses a client's ability to speak, hear, understand, write and swallow
Registered Dietitian
Professional provides information regarding the dietary needs of the client, as prescribed by health
care provider, and assists in meal planning
Case Manager
Health care team member coordinated all the services the client may require in the house
Companion
Person that is hired to keep a client company or maintain safety
OBRA?
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
Cultural Diversity
The term for a mixture of individuals from different backrounds
Medicare
Federal program assists persons over 65
Long-term care insurance
Form of insurance pays for services in long-term care facility or assisted-living facility, depending on
the policy
Home health care agencies
Groups, some of which are hospital affiliated, focus on providing medical aspects of care in the home
Hospice
, Group provides specialized care for dying clients and their families
Adult day-care centers
Facilities provide care for adults who need minimal care or supervision during the day
Assisted-living centers
Facilities provide a supervised medication program, cleaning and laundering services, meals, and
minor assistance in activities of daily living to the clients who live there
Managed Care
Method of health care delivery attempts to cut costs bu controlling access to and use of physicians,
hospitals, nursing facilities and other forms of care
Homemaker
Person performs household duties for a client, such as laundry and cooking
Flexible
being able to adapt to new situations or conditions
Theory
the practical and necessary information one must learn about a particular topic or subject
Ethics
Code of behavior
Defamation
Making untrue statements about a person that would injure this person's name and reputation
Hazard
dangerous or could cause a serious accident
Elements of Good Communication
-Make clear message
-Provide and seek confirmation
-be active participant
-be mindful of nonverbal messages
-importance of touch
Body Language
a form of communication that uses gesture and facial expressions instead of words
Report
a written record or oral summary of care of a client
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