NU240 Ch3 Review Questions with Correct Answers
Residential Care Facility - Answer the broad term for a range of nonmedical, community based residential settings that house two or more unrelated adults and provide services such as meals, medication supervision or reminders, activities, transpo...
NU240 Ch3 Review Questions with
Correct Answers
Residential Care Facility - Answer ✔ the broad term for a range of nonmedical,
community based residential settings that house two or more unrelated adults and
provide services such as meals, medication supervision or reminders, activities,
transportation, or assistance with activities of daily living
Assisted Living - Answer ✔ a resident long term care choice for older adults who need
more than an independent living environment but do not need the 24 hour/day skilled
nursing care and the constant monitoring of a skilled nursing facility
--preferred over nursing homes as they cost less, are more homelike, and offer more
opportunities for control, independence, and privacy
Continuing Care Retirement Communities - Answer ✔ provide full range of residential
options, from single-family homes to skilled nursing facilities all in one location -- having
all levels of care in one location allows community members to make the transition
between levels without life-disrupting moves
Acute Care - Answer ✔ --Acutely ill older adults frequently have multiple chronic
conditions and comorbidities and present many care challenges
--Common iatrogenic complications --> functional decline, pneumonia, delirium, new-
onset incontinence, urinary tract infections, malnutrition, pressure ulcers, medication
reactions, and falls (many of the geriatric syndromes)
Nursing Home (Long Term Care Facilities) - Answer ✔ --skilled nursing facilities are the
most frequent site of post acute care in the U.S., treating 50% of all Medicare
beneficiaries requiring post acute care following hospitalization
--people who are cared for in subacute units, as well as long-term unites of nursing
facilities, require access to rehabilitation and restorative care services that maintain or
improve their function and prevent excess disability
--both rehabilitation and restorative programs require comprehensive multidisciplinary
assessment and involvement of the patient and long-term goals
Five Star Quality Rating System - Answer ✔ created to help compare nursing homes -->
this rating system is based on the nursing home's most recent health inspection,
staffing, and quality measures
Omnibus Reconciliation Act (OBRA) 1987 - Answer ✔ designed to improve the quality
of resident care and have had a positive impact
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