Exam 37: Long-Term Care

How often should the long-term care facility nurse make rounds and monitor residents for safety?

The nurse confirms that the cost of caring for a relatively unimpaired older adult in a private home is approximately what fraction of the cost of placing the older adult in a long-term care facility?

The nurse recognizes that an ongoing assessment will help set priorities in the nursing care plan of a long-term care resident.What does this allow the planning process to become?

What is the goal for services provided by home health care agencies?

Although the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)increases the cost of care,what is a benefit that it provides for long-term care?

The family caring for an older adult in their home feels that they need assistance from a hospice service.What is necessary for hospice service to be initiated?

Which statement is true concerning a 50-year-old patient recovering from a stroke who is going to a long-term care facility for a short stay?

A daughter is assessing a nursing home before placing her mother there for what she feels will be a long-term stay.Which of the following are important aspects of quality to consider when selecting a nursing home? (Select all that apply.)

The home health nurse helps an older adult couple plan changes in their home that will facilitate care in their home as they age.What percentage of people over 65 live in a home setting?

In a long-term care facility,the nurse takes an active part in formulating the resident's plan of care.How often is the plan of care revised?

In the long-term care facility,health care professionals work together to meet the needs of older adults and to go over the care plan with the resident and family members.What is this approach called?

A 48-year-old long-term care facility resident expresses concern that the cost of his care has used up his assets.For what program should the nurse suggest that the resident apply to cover the continued cost of living in a long-term facility?

The nurse clarifies to the family of a patient that one of the roles of the LPN/LVN in the home care setting is to evaluate the care provided to the patient by which provider?

How often does the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA)require that a summary (including vital signs and weight)be obtained in the long-term care setting?

The LPN/LVN performs which function(s)when working as a staffing coordinator of a home health agency? (Select all that apply.)

What is the correct term for people who live in long-term care facilities?

What impact will the Affordable Care Act have on nursing homes and long-term care centers when fully implemented? (Select all that apply.)

The long-term care facility nurse recognizes that visiting the resident,changing his or her position,assessing for incontinence,providing skin care,and offering fluids are part of the nurse's responsibility.What does the initiation of these interventions provide?

What differentiates the services of a long-term care facility from that of an assisted living facility?

The LPN/LVN suggests to the RN that the nursing care plan be modified to include referral to an adult day care center.What benefits should the client expect to receive? (Select all that apply.)