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| Interdisciplinary Health Care Team |
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| Includes the patient, members of the patient's familly, the phsician, the nursing team and other specilists trained to meet both general and specific patient needs. |
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- RN (Registered Nurse); 4 years education
- LPN (Lincensed Practical Nurse); 1 year education
- NA (Nursing Assistant)
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| Organization of Nursing Care |
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- Primary nursing
- Functional nursing
- Team nursing
- Partners in practice
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| The goals of patient-focused care are to : |
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- Limit the number of people involved in patient care
- Contain costs
- Meet patients' needs efficiently
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Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA)
The law that establish minimum requirements for nurse aide competency evaluation programs. |
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| The only member of the health care team licensed to prescribe medical care for the resident |
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| The Physician or nurse practitioner |
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| Provide and carry out the medical plan for the resident and nursing plan |
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| Connect the resident and family to resource available |
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| OBRA Regulation are very importan because they |
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- Give NA recognation through the registration
- Help define the scope of NA practice
- Provide better uniformity in the care provided by NA
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| Individual who are trained to use needles to puncture a vein for the purpose of drawing blood |
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| Lisenced by state to design and fit braces and splints for the extremities |
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| Diagnoses and treats patients with cancerous tumors |
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