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17:19 17. Traditionally, the interior environment and organization of nursing homes were a continuation of poorhouses patterned after hospitals based on person-centered care devoid of human factors 18. There is no statistically significant difference in fatality rate for older adults with or without underlying medical conditions in comparison to other age groups. True False 19. The advocacy role calls for the social worker's close involvement in responsibility of total care different types of conflicts enforcement of patient rights coordination of appropriate services 20. The administrator or other associates attend resident council meetings only when invited. True False 21 To maximize the dinin yerine ambulator and

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17:19 17. Traditionally, the interior environment and organization of nursing homes were a continuation of poorhouses patterned after hospitals based on person-centered care devoid of human factors 18. There is no statistically significant difference in fatality rate for older adults with or without underlying medical conditions in comparison to other age groups. Toie False 19. The advocacy role calls for the social worker's cl involvement in responsibility of total care different types of conflicts enforcement of patient rights coordination of appropriate services 20. The administrator or other associates attend resident council meetings only when invited.

19. The advocacy role calls for the social worker's close involvement in responsibility of total care different types of conflicts enforcement of patient rights coordination of appropriate services 20. The administrator or other associates attend resident council meetings only when invited. True False 21. To maximize the dining experience, ambulatory and wheelchair patients should be segregated. True False 22. Which of the following features self-contained patient care units? Edenizing Neighborhood design Traditional hospital model Nested single-room design

17. Nursing homes serve patients requiring preventive, therapeutic, and rehabilitative nursing care services for non-acute, long-term conditions. Specialized clinical and diagnostic services are obtained outside the nursing home. A nursing home operates primarily in a patient-care model rather than a medical model. Traditionally interior environment and organization of hospitals were patterned after hospitals without much consideration of human factors or for patient-centered care.

18. Heart disease and cancer have been the two leading causes of death for persons 65 years of age and older. Other causes of death for older persons are stroke or cerebrovascular disease, followed by chronic lower respiratory diseases (CLRD), which include chronic bronchitis, emphysema, asthma, and other chronic lower respiratory diseases. The leading causes of death vary in this group also with age, sex, and race and Hispanic origin groups. Older adults are vulnerable to common infectious diseases like pneumonia. Unintentional injuries remain an important cause of death well into old age. Falls, motor vehicle crashes, suffocation, and burns account for most of the unintentional injury deaths among older persons and various conditions related to old age like dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinsonism increases the risk for these by impairing cognitive functions.

19. In a role, social workers fight for the rights of others and work to obtain needed resources by convincing others of the legitimate needs and rights of members of society. Social workers are particularly concerned for those who are vulnerable or are unable to speak up for themselves. Advocacy can occur on the local, county, state or national levels. Some social workers are involved in international human rights and advocacy for those in need.

20. A Resident Council operates by and for residents. Councils are an independent group of people who live in nursing homes and boarding care homes or other commonplaces who advocate for the well-being of all residents. A Council offers a forum for residents to be part of decision-making within their own home. Residents choose the council’s leaders, run meetings themselves, decide when it meets and who is invited to attend, establish agendas for meetings and decide on the priorities for the council. The basic philosophy of resident councils is that residents can and should have a say in the decisions that affect their lives within both their homes and the larger community. The administrator designates a staff person to be a liaison between the council and the administration. Staff or visitor's attendance to meetings is only with the group's invitation. Staff Liaison is responsible for providing assistance and private space for Resident Council meetings and responding to written requests from council meetings and. The Staff Liaison is not expected to attend Council meetings and can only attend by invitation from the Resident Council.

21. A facility should have some special tables to accommodate wheel chairs but ambulatory and wheel chair patient can sit together and dine. Clinical dining areas for those who can not eat on their own should be separated from social dining areas so that those who are able to dine in social settings can dine and enjoy dining experience without interruption or distraction.

Self-contained, Transportable was a type of medical equipment system developed for field hospitals in the United States Army in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The system used inflatable shelters for ward and patient care space, and expandable shelters for operating rooms and other sections. They were powered by auxiliary power units and air conditioning for the hospital in addition to air to keep the shelters inflated.