Working in Long Term Care Pre Nursing Assistant Class

OBRA Obmnibus Budget Reconciliation Act Obmnibus Budget Reconciliation Act A law passed in 1987 to set safety standards for all hospital and nursing homes. A law passed in 1987 to set safety standards for all hospital and nursing homes.

Interdisciplinary Health Care Team The goal of the health care team is to provide the best quality of care for the resident or patient. The goal of the health care team is to provide the best quality of care for the resident or patient. It is about total care; physical, mental, emotional, financial, social. It is about total care; physical, mental, emotional, financial, social.

The focus of Care The first priority of care as a nursing assistant is to keep the patient and yourself safe. The first priority of care as a nursing assistant is to keep the patient and yourself safe.

Negligence Negligence is an unintentional wrong. Negligence is an unintentional wrong. Negligence can cause harm to a resident or patient even if it was not mean to do so. Negligence can cause harm to a resident or patient even if it was not mean to do so.

Abuse Abuse is the intentional mistreatment or harm of another person. Abuse is the intentional mistreatment or harm of another person. Physical Physical Emotional Emotional Sexual Sexual Mental Mental Involuntary Seclusion Involuntary Seclusion Fiananical Fiananical All abuse is harmful All abuse is harmful

Task A task is a job that you are assigned to do by the Charge Nurse, RN, or LPN A task is a job that you are assigned to do by the Charge Nurse, RN, or LPN You cannot do a task that you are not trained to do. You cannot do a task that you are not trained to do. You cannot decline to do a task that is part of your job description. You cannot decline to do a task that is part of your job description.

Delegate Delegate means to authorize a person to do a task. Delegate means to authorize a person to do a task. A nursing assistant cannot delegate tasks. A nursing assistant cannot delegate tasks. An RN, LPN, or Charge nurse can delegate a task to a nursing assistant. An RN, LPN, or Charge nurse can delegate a task to a nursing assistant.

Assessing and Observing Assessing is observing your resident and deciding what he/she needs. Assessing is observing your resident and deciding what he/she needs. Observing is using your senses: Observing is using your senses: Sight Sight Hearing Hearing Touch Touch Smell Smell To collect information To collect information

Cognitive Function Cognitive Function involves: Cognitive Function involves: Memory Memory Thinking Thinking Reasoning Reasoning Ability to understand Ability to understand Judgment Judgment Behavior Behavior

Cognitive Impairment Cognitive impairment can be caused by a disease, illness, injury, or medication/ Cognitive impairment can be caused by a disease, illness, injury, or medication/ It is the loss of: It is the loss of: Memory Memory Reasoning Reasoning Thinking Thinking Ability to understand Ability to understand Judgment Judgment

Qualities and Traits for Good Work Ethic Caring Caring Honest Honest Respectful Respectful Cooperation Cooperation Trustworthy Trustworthy Responsible Responsible Dependable Dependable Good team player Good team player