CNA Chapter 1 and 2, Questions and answers, 100% Accurate, rated A Activities of daily living (ADLs) -

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CNA Chapter 1 and 2, Questions and answers, 100% Accurate, rated A Activities of daily living (ADLs) - ✔✔-personal daily care tasks, including bathing, skin, nail, and hair care, walking, eati... ng and drinking, mouth care, dressing, transferring, and toileting assisted living - ✔✔-residences for people who do not need skilled, 24-hour care, but do require some help with daily care chronic - ✔✔-long-term or long-lasting dementia - ✔✔-the serious loss of mental abilities, such as thinking, remembering, reasoning, and communicating holistic - ✔✔-care that involves the whole person; this includes his or her physical, social, emotional, and spiritual needs hospice care - ✔✔-care for people who have approximately six months or less to live; care is available until the person dies long-term care - ✔✔-24-hour care provided for people with ongoing conditions who are generally unable to manage their activities of daily living skilled care - ✔✔-medically necessary care given by a skilled nurse or therapist home health care - ✔✔-care that takes place in a person's home Medicare - ✔✔-a federal health insurance program for people who are 65 or older or people of any age with permanent kidney failure or certain disabilities Medicaid - ✔✔-a medical assistance program for people who have low income or disabilities Medicare and Medicaid - ✔✔-pay long-term care facilities a fixed amount for services. This amount is based on the resident's needs upon admission and throughout his stay at the care facility. length of stay - ✔✔-number of days a person stays in a health care facility professionalism - ✔✔-behaving properly on the job examples of professionalism - ✔✔-1. be on time 2.avoid unnecessary absences what are nursing assistants not allowed to do? - ✔✔-Nursing assistants are not allowed to insert and remove tubes, give tube feedings, or change sterile dressings Patient and Understanding - ✔✔-Working with people who are ill or disabled requires _________________ and ____________________. People who are patient remain calm. They are able to cope with difficulties without complaining. Empathetic - ✔✔-____________ people identify with the feelings of others. They care about other people's problems. They can think about what it would be like to be ill and dependent on others for help. dependable and responsible - ✔✔-Nursing assistants must be at work on time and avoid too many absences. They should always follow policies and procedures. Nursing assistants must be able to be counted on to do their tasks properly. Humble and open to growth - ✔✔-People who are humble are willing to admit when they have made a mistake. They can accept their limitations They hold themselves accountable. They can ask others for help when they need it. accountable - ✔✔-they can admit when they make a mistake and apologize Tolerant - ✔✔-Nursing assistants must not judge others. They should keep their opinions to themselves and see people as individuals. examples of grooming - ✔✔-1. keep your hair neatly tied back and away from your face 2. keep nails short, filed, and clean Nurse - ✔✔-assesses residents, creates the care plan, monitors progress, and gives treatments and medication. care team - ✔✔-consist of many members who have had different training and experience in order to provide care for each resident. Nursing assistant - ✔✔-does assigned tasks, such as measuring a residents temperature. Gives personal care such as bathing residents, brushing their teeth, and assisting with toileting. chain of command - ✔✔-describes the line of authority in the facility liability - ✔✔-legal term that means a person can be held responsible for harming someone else. Holistic - ✔✔-considering a whole system, such as a whole person, and not dividing the system up into person. Primary nursing - ✔✔-a registered nurse gives much of the daily care to residents in this method of nursing care. Functional nursing - ✔✔-each member of the care team is given one or more specific tasks to complete for a large number of residents. person-centered care - ✔✔-revolves around the resident and promotes his or her individual preferences, choices, dignity, and interests. policy - ✔✔-course of action to be taken every time a certain situation occurs procedure - ✔✔-specific method, or way, of doing something if a surveyor asks you a question that you don't know - ✔✔-If an employee does not know the answer to the surveyor's question, she should be honest and never guess. She should tell the surveyor that she does not know the answer but w [Show More]

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