CNA CH 1 Review
Culture Change
Culture change is a term given to the process of transforming services for elders so that they are based on the values and practices of the person receiving care. Culture change involves respecting both elders and those working with them. Core values are choice, dignity, respect, self-determination, and purposeful living.
How is eligibility for Medicaid determined
Eligibility is determined by income and special circumstances.
Another name for long-term facility is
Extended Care Facility
Place where health care is delivered or administrated
Facilities
health plans that state that customers must use a particular doctor or group of doctors
HMOs (Health maintenance organizations)
Care given to people who have approximately six months or less to live is called
Hospice Care
A network of providers that contract to provide health care services to a group of people
PPOs (preferred provider organizations)
List the four parts of Medicare and what each helps to pay
Part A helps pay for care in a hospital or skilled nursing facility or for care from a home health agency or hospice. Part B helps pay for doctor services and other medical services and equipment. Part C allows private health insurance companies to provide Medicare benefits. Part D helps pay for medications prescribed for treatment.
People or organizations paying for health-care services
Payers
List two group of people who qualify for medicaid
People aged 65 or older and people of any age with permanent kidney failure or certain disabilities
Assisted living facilities are initially for
People who need some help with daily care
People or organizations that provide health-care services
Providers
Care given by specialists to restore or improve function after an illness or injury is called
Rehabilitation
What is the most important thing for a nursing assistant to know about the resident in her care?
That each resident is an individual with his own abilities and needs
If surveyor asks a NA a questions you don't know the answer
The NA should admit she does not know the answer but she will find it.
Which of the following statements is true of the Joint Commission?
The goal of joint commission is survey process is to improve safety and quality of care.
Which of the following is true of adult day services
This type of care is for people who need some assistance and supervision during certain hours
What is the purpose of surveys in long-term care facilities?
To study how well residents are cared for
More than half of residents in long-term care facilities are
female
Cost-control strategies for health care
managed care
Home health aides
may clean or shop for groceries
In general residents who stay at a facility for more than six months
need 24 hour care
People who live in long-term care facilities are usually called _________ because it is where they live for the duration of their stay
residents
Most conditions are chronic meaning
the conditions lasts a long time