Chp 1 Intro to Health Care Agencies

A Surveyor asks you some questions. You should

• Give as little information as possible

• Give honest and complete answers

• Answers as the DON tells you to

• Refer all questions to the nurse

Nursing assistant are supervised by

• Other nursing assistants

• Licensed Nurses

• The health team

• The medical director

Surveys are done to

• Determine the amount paid by insurers

• Educate the nursing team

• See if agencies meet set standards

• Reduced health care cost

Which is voluntary for health care agencies?

• Surveys

• Accreditations

• Certifications

• Licensure

Helping persons return to their highest physical and mental function is called

• Rehabilitation

• Preventing disease

• Promoting disease

• Maintaining independence

Which is required for a agency to operate and provide care?

• A survey

• A license

• Certification

• Accreditation

Medicare is for people who

• Have low income

• Have group insurance

• Need nursing center care

• Are 65 years of age or older

Nursing tasks are delegated according to a persons needs and staff members abilities. This nursing care pattern is called

• Primary nursing

• Case management

• Functional nursing

• Team nursing

The nursing assistants role is to

• Manage care

• Follow the doctors orders

• Perform delegated task

• Meet medicare and medicaid standards

You are a member of

• The health team and the medical team

• The health team and the nursing team

• The board of trustees

• The nursing team and the medical team