Alzheimer's disease - ANSWERSA disease that affects Brain tissue;memory loss and confusion increase until person cannot tend to simple personal needs
Medicaid - ANSWERSA health care payment program sponsored by federal & state governments
Medicare - ANSWERSA federal program of health insuranc...
Alzheimer's disease - ANSWERSA disease that affects Brain tissue;memory loss and confusion increase
until person cannot tend to simple personal needs
Medicaid - ANSWERSA health care payment program sponsored by federal & state governments
Medicare - ANSWERSA federal program of health insurance for persons 65 years of age and older and
younger people with certain disabilities
nursing team - ANSWERSThose who provide nursing care--RNs, LPNs/LVNs, and nursing assistants
Rehabilitation - ANSWERSHelping persons return to their highest physical and mental function
Provides 24-hour nursing care - ANSWERSNursing centers
Controls policy in nursing centers - ANSWERSThe owner
health care facility for terminally ill people - ANSWERSHospice
Who is responsible for the entire nursing staff - ANSWERSDirector of Nursing (DON)
Nursing assistants are supervised by - ANSWERSRNs and LPNs/LVNs
nursing assistant's role - ANSWERSAssist nurses in giving care
Medicare is for persons who - ANSWERSare 65 years of age or older
, What state law affects what nursing assistants can do? - ANSWERSNurse Practice Act
Requires a training and competency evaluation program for nursing assistants - ANSWERSOmnibus
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 (OBRA)
OBRA purpose - ANSWERSSets minimum training and competency evaluation requirements
As a nursing assistant, you - ANSWERSNeed a written job description before employment
As a nursing assistant, you - ANSWERSAre responsible for your own actions
Who assigns and supervises your work? - ANSWERSnurses
You are responsible for - ANSWERSCompleting delegated tasks safely
You cannot refuse to perform a task if - ANSWERSYou don't like it
If you refuse a task you should - ANSWERSCommunicate your concerns to the nurse
OBRA is a - ANSWERSfederal law
Someone having Legal rights to act on ones behalf is called - ANSWERSRepresentative
If a daughter wants to read her fathers medical records you should - ANSWERSTell the nurse
What should you do if a resident refuses a shower - ANSWERSTell the nurse
A resident wants to make a phone call in his room you should - ANSWERSLeave the room
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