NA Chap. 1 Questions

Home health aides A) May clean or shop for groceries B)Have no contact with the clients family and/or friends C) Do not have any supervision D)Are not allowed to provide personal care

A) May clean or shop for groceries

In general, residents who stay at a facility for more than six months A) Need 24 hour care B) Have caregivers available to them in the community C) Are suffering from a terminal illness D) Are likely to return to live in the community

A) Need 24 hour care

Another name for a long term care facility is A) Skilled nursing facility B) Home healthcare facility C) Assisted living facility D) Adult day services facility

A) Skilled nursing facility

List four part of medicare and what each helps pay for

A- Hospital care B- Doctors and medical equipment C- Private insurance D- Prescription Drugs

More than half of residents in long-term care facilities are A) Younger than 50 years old B) Female C) Male D) Developmentally disabled children

B) Female

Assisted living facilities are initially for A) People who need 24-hour skilled care B) People who need some help with daily care C) People who will die within six months D) People who need acute care

B) People who need some help with daily care

Most conditions seen in long-term care are chronic. What does this mean? A) The conditions require immediate treatment at a hospital B) The conditions last a long time C) The conditions last a short time D) The conditions will usually cause death within three months

B) The conditions las a long time

Which of the following statements is true of adult day services? A) This type of care is for people who need to live in the facility where care is provided. B) This type of care is for people who need some assistance and supervision during certain hours. C) Most people who need adult day services are seriously ill or disables. D) Many types of outpatient surgeries are performed at adult day services center.

B) This type of care is for people who need some assistance and supervision during certain hours

What is the most important thing for a nursing assistant to know about the residents in their care? A) Whether or not residents have family close by B)How long residents have been in the facility C) Each resident is an individual with his own abilities and needs D) When residents normally have visitors

C) Each resident is an individual with his own abilities and needs

Care given by specialists to restore or improve function after an illness or injury is called A) Acute care B) Subacute care C) Rehabilitation D) Hospice care

C) Rehabilitation

Which of the following statements is true of the Joint Commission? A) Long term care facilities are required by federal law to participate in the joint commissions surveys. B) State surveys are the same as the Joint Commissions surveys. C) The goal of the Joint Commission's survey process is to improve safety and quality of care. D) The Joint Commission makes decisions relating to Medicaid eligibility

C) The goal of the Joint Commission's survey process is to improve safety and quality of care.

What is the purpose of surveys in long term care facilities? A) To count the number of residents B) To refine the care-planning process C) To study how well residents are cared for D)To help the facility decide appropriate visiting hours

C) To study how well residents are cared for

Care given to people who have approxiamately six months or less to live is called A) Acute care B) Subacute care C) Rehabilitative care D) Hospice care

D) Hospice Care

People who live in a long term care facility are usually called _______ because it is where they live for the duration of their stay. A) Patients B) Healthcare providers C) Regulators D) Residents

D) Residents

If a surveyor asks a nursing assistant (NA) a question, and the NA does not know the answer, what would be her best response? A) The NA should try to guess the correct answer B) The NA should offer information on another topic C) The NA should try to tell the surveyor what she thinks he wants to hear D) The NA should admit that she does not know and should find out the answer

D) The NA should admit that she does not know and should find out the answer

List four examples of how you think elderly people living in care facilities can benefit from person centered care

Emphasizes individuality recognizes and develops capabilities Promotes the persons values improves the residents quality of life

Places where health care is delivered or administered

Facilities

Nonprofit organizations cannot own long term care facilities

False, There are plenty of nonprofit organizations that own long term care facilities

It is all right to perform tasks not listed in the job description if they are very simple

False, you can get in legal trouble for doing tasks that are not in your job description

A health plan that states that customers must use a particular doctor or group of doctors

HMOs (health maintenance organizations)

How is eligibility for Medicaid determined?

Income and special circumstance

Cost control strategies for healthcare

Managed care

Why is it important for nursing assistants to care for each resident as a whole person instead of treating only his or her disorders and disabilities

Meeting their needs and treating the whole person

A network of providers that contract to provide health services to a group of people

PPOs (preferred provider organizations

People or organizations paying for health care services

Payers

List two groups of people who qualify for Medicare

People aged 65 or older and people of any age with permanent kidney failure or certain disabilities

People or organizations that provide health care

Providers

A policy is a cours of action to be followed. For example, all healthcare information must remain confidential

True

Changes in residents conditions should be reported to the nurse

True

Each step in a procedure is important and must be strictly followed

True

Facilities that offer specialized care must have specially trained employees

True

Fcilities will have procedures for reporting information about residents

True

Long term care facilities may offer assisted living, subacute care, or specialized care

True