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conditions 1.B Reflective Short-Answer Exercises Steve just started working in a nursing home. His previous job was as a personal care worker at an assisted-living facility. Even though he is comfortable caring for residents, he finds working at the new facility challenging and often confusing. 1. How are nursing homes and assisted-living facilities different from each other? Is that nursing home provide medical and personal care in a clinical Setting, while assisted living primarily provide personal Care in a home....
1.D Multiple-Choice Exercises 1. The most expensive type of healthcare setting is usually a(n) a) assisted-living community. b) hospice organization. c) respite care facility. acute care facility. 2. OBRA is federal legislation that regulates rehabilitation hospitals. b) long-term care facilities. c) respite care services. d) home health agencies. 3. To ensure that hospitals are in compliance with federal regulations, they are surveyed by the a) Joint Commission at least every year. b) Joint Commission at least once every 3 years....
Name 4. Describe proper personal grooming 7. Why should artificial nails not be worn to habits Multiple Choice 1. Why is proper grooming important for nurs (A) They may not match the uniform (B) Confused residents may want to eat them. ing assistants (NAs)? (C) They make it more difficult to chart (A) Proper grooming helps NAs get to work (D) They harbor bacteria. (B) Proper grooming improves the accuracy of documentation. 5. Explain the chain of command and (C)...
Below is the information: It is important to understand the different leadership styles employed by nursing leaders in healthcare organizations and to understand their significance on nursing practice and patient outcomes, for better or for worse. Objective: Read the articles from Nursing Standard (PDF) and Bradley University (PDF). In -250 words, formulate an opinion on the following: 1. Reflect on an occasion where you experienced ineffective leadership (doesn't have to be in the hospital). What behaviors did they display? What...
what discuss can you make about medicalization and chronic disease and illness? Adult Lealth Nursing Ethics mie B. Butts OBJECTIVES After reading this chapter, the reader should be able to do the following: 1. Explore the concept of medicalization as it relates to the societal shift away from physician predominance of the 1970s. 2. Differentiate among the following terms: compliance, noncompliance, adherence, nonadherence, and concordance. 3. Examine cultural views with regard to self-determination, decision making, and American healthcare professionals' values...