NA Long-Term Care - Chap 1

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31) Part of Medicare

- Part A: Hospital insurance; helps pay for care in a hospital or skilled nursing facility from care from a home health agency or hospice - Part B: Medical insurance; helps pay or physician services and various other medical services and equipment - Part C: Private health insurance; provide Medicare benefits - Part D: Helps pay prescribed treatment

28) If a surveyor asks you a question you do not know the answer to, how should you respond?

Admit that you do not know, and find out the answer

How is eligibility for Medicaid determined?

By income and special circumstances

19) More than half of residents in long-term care facilities are

Caucasian females

1) Another name for a long term care facility is

Extended care facility

11) Places where care is delivered or administered

Facilities

17) [T or F] Nonprofit organizations cannot own long-term care facilities

False

24) [T or F] It is all right to do tasks not listed in the job description if they are very simple

False

12) A health plan that stated that clients must USA a particular doctor or group of doctors

HMOs (Health Maintenance Organization)

5) Care given to people who have 6 months or less to live is called

Hospice care

9) Cost control strategies that are replacing traditional insurance companies

Managed care

Home health aids

May clean or shop for groceries along with giving care

20) In general, residents who stay at a facility for more than 6 months

Need 24-hour care

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

PPOs (Preferred Provider Orginazations)

13) People or organizations paying for healthcare services

Payers

30) Who qualifies for Medicare

People over the age of 65 and people with permanent kidney failure or other certain disabilities

2) Assisted living facilities are initially for

People who need some help with daily care

Culture change

Process of transforming services for elders so that they are based on the values and practices of the person receiving care

10) People or organizations that provide health care

Provider

4) Care given by specialists to restore or improve function after an illness or injury is called

Rehabilitation

People who live in LTC facilities are usually called _______ because it is where they live for the duration of their stay

Residents

18) What is the most important thing for a nursing assistant to know about the residents in her care?

That each resident is an individual with his or her own abilities and needs

8) Most conditions in long-term care are chronic. This means that

The condition last a long time

29) Which of the following statements is true of the Joint Commission?

The goal of the joint commissions survey process is to improve safety and quality of care

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

The resident may not have an outside support system and the needs may go unmet if the staff doesn't work to meet them

3) Which of the following statements is true of adult day services?

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

27) What is the purpose of surveys in LTC facilities?

To study how well residents are cared for

15) [T or F] Long-term care facilities may offer assisted living, subacute care, or specialized care

True

16) [T or F] Facilities that offer specialized care must have specially trained employees

True

22) [T or F] A policy is a course of action to be followed

True

23) [T or F] Facilities will have procedures for reporting information about residents

True

25) [T or F] Changes in residents should be reported to the nurse

True

26) [T or F] Each step in a written procedure is important and must strictly be followed

True


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