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Which of the following healthcare settings is for people who will die in approximately six months or less? - Hospice Care _________ is care given by specialists to help restore or improve function after an illness or injury. - Rehabilitation Another name for 24-hour skilled care that takes place in nursing homes, or extended care facilities, is called_______. - Long-term care For what percentage of home care costs does Medicare pay? - 41% Medicare will pay for - only c...

When giving a bed bath, how often should the water be changed? A) as often as needed to have warm, clean water at all times B) just once C) only after washing the perineal area D) only after washing the front half of the patient - A) as often as needed to have warm, clean water at all times Which of the following items is used in the prevention and treatment of bedsores or pressure sores? A) rubber sheets B) air mattress C) emesis basin D) arm restraints - B) air mattress...

Which member of the care team diagnoses disease and prescribes treatment? - Physician (MD) Which of the following care team members are licensed professionals who may assign tasks to home health aides? - Nurses, PTs, OTs Who does the care team revolve around? - The client and his/her condition, treatment, and progress If an activity is not listed on the care plan, what should a HHA do? - The HHA should not perform the activity if it's not listed on the care plan Why is r...

Providers - Are people or organizations that provide health care, including doctors, nurses, clinics, and agencies. facilities - are places where care is delivered or administered, including, hospitals, long-term care facilities or nursing homes, and treatment centers. Payers - people or organizations paying for healthcare services long term care (LTC) - facilities, also called "nursing homes," "skilled nursing facilities," and "extended care facilities" are for people...

1903 - When did the first homemaker service establish by a social service agency in the United States? child care - What was the main purpose for homemaker service? Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act - What does OBRA stand for? 1987 - When was OBRA passed? Mandates national standards for federally funded nursing homes and home health agencies. - What is OBRA? OBRA - This act was created as a result of the outcry from people disgusted with the poor care being given...

As a home health care aide you are able to reinforce a dressing true or false? - True As a home health care aide you are able to, apply a hot pack true or false! - False As a home health care aide you are able to give a patient an enema true or false? - False As a home health care aide you are able to administer medication true or false ? - False As a home health care aide you are able to change sterile dressing true or false? - False As a home health care aide you ...

Can HHA legally reinforce a dressing - true Can HHA legally apple a hot pack - false CAn HHA legally give enema - false Can HHA legally administer medication - FAlse Can HHA legally change a sterile dressing - False CAn HHA legally assist with change of a colostomy bag - True CAn HHA legally give a rectal suppository - False Can HHA legally give a tubal feeding - False CAn HHA legally give a insulin - False CAn HHA can legally cut nails - ...

Restorative care is? - Helping a resident to maintain their highest physical and mental ability. What is diabetic exchange? - A list of foods in several groupings for persons with diabetes Bottle fed or formula fed infants will have - Yellow, brown or mustard colored stools once or to three times per day When holding a child, what part of the body should you support - head, back and neck When taking a bath of a child, what should you do? - Keep towel close by and close...

What should the sterilizer access area pressure be? - Negative w/10 air exchanges per hour What two steps are involved in decontamination? - 1. Manual and/or automated mechanical cleaning 2. application of a thermal or chemical disinfection process Define Cleaning... - The removal of contamination from an item to the extent necessary for further processing or for the intended use. nosocomial infections are well documented and caused by... - poor or ineffective decontaminati...

High-level disinfection (at least) - Semi critical devices should be processed by which disinfection method? Sterilization - Critical devices should be processed by which disinfection method? Sanitization - Non critical devices should be privy which disinfection method? Rigid, flexible, and semi-rigid - Name the three different types of endoscopic scopes: High-level disinfection - According to Spauldings classification of medical devices, a semi critical item requires ...