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