Another name for a long-term care facility is a - answer Nursing home
A person who lives in a long-term care facility is called a resident because - answer The
facility is their home
Assisted living facilities are usually for - answer Residents who are generally
independent and do not need skilled care
How does home health aide care differ from nursing assistant care? - answer Home
health aides may clean the home and do laundry
A program of care given by a specialist or a team or specialists to restore or improve
function after an illness or injury is called - answer Rehabilitation
Intergenerational care is - answer Elderly adults and children together in the same care
setting
Medicare is a health insurance program for people who are 65 years of age or older -
answer True
No one younger than 65 is covered by Medicare - answer False
Medicare will pay for any services requested by the resident - answer False
A person with limited income might qualify for Medicaid - answer True
Medicare and Medicaid pay a fixed amount for services based on residents' needs -
answer True
It is more important for nursing assistants to know each resident individually than to
know general facts about most residents - answer True
Most residents living in Long-term care facilities are male - answerFalse
Residents with the longest average stay in a healthcare facility are residents admitted
for terminal care - answerFalse
Dementia is not a common cause of admission for terminal care - answerFalse
, Poor health is not the only reason residents are admitted to long-term care facilities.
Often they are admitted due to lack of a support system - answerTrue
Lack of outside support is one reason to care for the whole person instead of only the
illness or disease - answerTrue
What are activities of daily living? - answerDaily personal care task, such as bathing;
caring for skin, fingernails, and hair; caring for the mouth and teeth; dressing; and
communicating
Which task do you think you will enjoy the most? - answerserving meal trays and
helping residents eat and drink
Which task do you think will be the most difficult for you? - answerBathing the resident
what best shows professionalism by a nursing assistant? - answerA nursing assistant
tasks time to document carefully
Takeisha is a new nursing assistant at Parkwood Skilled Nursing Care and wants to
make a positive first impression. what is the best way for Takeisha to demonstrate
professionalism at her new job? - answerShe can avoid unnecessary work absences
Nursing assistant Constance Wong is late for five shifts in a row. On the fifth day, her
supervisor asks her about this. Constance replies, " It's not my fault. Traffic has been
horrible, and I have to drive a long time to get to work."
How could Constance have been more humble and open to growth? - answerBy saying
I'm sorry and admit that she missed up
Nurse Frederico Gonzales tells nursing assistant Mary Lupko about a resident's
diagnosis of a sexually transmitted infection. He gives specific instructions about the
resident's care. Mary sees a fellow nursing assistant across the hall , and says, " How
did Joann Timbly get an STI? Her husband hasn't visited in months."
How could Mary have been more trustworthy? - answerBy keeping the resident's
information confidential
Nursing assistant DeShawn Brown is tidying Ms.Lee's room. He notices a Buddha
statue and asks, " I'm Christian. Why don't you believe in Jesus?"
How could DeShawn have acted in courteous and respectful manner? - answerBy not
saying anything at all about the residents beliefs
Resident Hannah Stein is dying. She tells nursing assistant Mariana Lopes that she
always wanted to be nicer to her son and to have a better relationship. Mariana replies,
"Well my son won't even talk to me because I wouldn't let him go to a basketball game
on a school night." Then Mariana proceeds to tell Mrs. Stein about her divorce and how
her son's father never helps out.
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