Chapter 2 & 3

This facility must meet specialized criteria and deals with seriously ill patients- Multiple gun shot wound victims is an example.

• Trauma center

• ICU

• Assisted living

• ED

Which of these facilities gives the highest level of care?

• ICU

• Ambulatory care

• Trauma Center

• Emergency Department

Provides palliative care (relieves but does not cure)care and support for dying patients and their families.

• hospital

• home health

• long term acute care

• hospice

This group of individuals do not need help with daily living activities such as toileting, bathing - but this place provides daily activities, housing and meals

• Nursing home

• SNF

• Continuing care community

• Independent living

Unit with continues monitoring for critically ill patients - ratio is usually 1:1

• ICU

• ED

• TCU

• Telemetry

not taking medications correctly: the right dosage at the right time as often as prescribed. The lack of adherence leads to treatment failure and even deaths.

30% to 40% of prescriptions are never filled.

• medication adherence

• medication non compliance

• Medication overuse

• antibiotic resistance

It is okay to discuss your patient with their family member because they take care help take care of them at home

• True

• False

This unit deals with patients that have cardiac issues that need continuous heart monitoring with special equipment

• ICU

• SNF

• telemetry

• Rehab

A place where you can go for surgeries or testing that used to require you to be admitted. You can come in for a procedure and go home the same day

• ED

• ambulatory care/ outpatient

• Health department

• urgent care

This facility offers 24 hour care for those patients that have regular medical issues on a long term basis- those recovering from acute illnesses, injury or surgery

• Skilled nursing facility

• hospital

• assisted living

• long term acute care hospital