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CNA Unit 3
Consumer Right and Responsibilities
34
Nursing
Not Applicable
06/08/2012

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Term
Residents' Right, Patients' Bill of Right, Clients' Right
Definition

Residents' Right is given to each persone before she is  admitted to skill care facility.

Patients' Bill of Right is given to patients upon admission to a hospital.

Clients' Right is given to person receiving care in their homes.

Term
Informed consent
Definition
The consumer gives permission for care or procedures after full disclosure of the purpose of the care or procedure, the benefits, and risks involved.
Term
Advance directives
Definition
Documents that give instructions about the consumer's wishes for treatment if the consumer is terminally ill or unable to communicate.
Term
Grievance
Definition
a situation in which the consumer feels there are grounds for complaint.
Term
Corporal punishment
Definition
The use of physical force.
Term
Involuntary seclusion
Definition
isolating a resident without a medical reason.
Term
OBRA
Definition

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act.

  • Give NA recognition through registration
  • Help define the scope of nursing assistance practice
  • Provide better uniformity in the care provided by nursing assistants.
  • Promote educational standards for nursing assistants.
Term
AHA
Definition
American Hospital Association
Term
Ombudsmant
Definition
Third party of residents' advocate.
Term
Why resident right are required under OBRA
Definition
To promote and protect right of each resident.
Term
The general law required for the consumer rights and responsibilities in Health Care.
Definition

1. Quality of lifetime

2. Provision of service an activity

3. Participation in Facility Administration

4. Assuring Access to the Ombudsman program

Term
Residents' Right to privacy an confidentiality
Definition

 

  • to participate in social, religious and community activities as they choose;
  • to privacy in medical treatment,  accommodations (choiches about life, receiving assistance in maintaining independence), personal visits, written and telephone conversations and meetings of resident and family groups; and
  • to confidentiality of personal and clinical records.

 

Term
Residents' Right to personal choice
Definition
  • to choose their personal physician;
  • to full information, in advance, and participation in planning and making any changes in their care and treatment;
  • to reside and receive services with reasonable accommodation by the facility of individual needs and preferences;
  • to voice grievances about care or treatment they do or do not receive without discrimination or reprisal, and to receive prompt response from the facility; and
  • to organize and participate in resident groups (and their families have the right to organize family groups) in the facility.
  • self-administer medications if the resident is able to safely do so.
Term
Right to  voice diputes and grievances
Definition
Resident have a right to voice problems or complaints about the care without fear of reprisal or retaliation (Voice grievances concerning your care without fear of disicrimination or reprisal). Facility is required to respond to these complaints. (Expect prompt effort for the resolution of grievances).
Term
Resident's right to participate in resident and family groups
Definition
organize and participate in resident groups (and their families have the right to organize family groups) in the facility.
Term
Identify how the NA can protect the resident's right to confidentiality
Definition
  • Avoid talking about the resident and the family during break or off duty. If you have to, do it in private avoid overhear of the resident or other visitor.
  • Shift report and conferences should be held in area of privacy.
  • Avoid talking  about resident to another resident in facility.
  • If the resident or the family wishes to see the medical record, relay the request to the nurse.
Term
Identify how the NA can protect the resident's right to privacy
Definition
  • Knock before entering a residents' room, wheter it is close or open, wait for response before entering.
  • Close the door, window curtains and pull the privacy curtain before working with resident in their room.
  • Keep resident cover as much as possible when perform the procedure.
  • No other person could present when you helping resident to the bathroom, dress, or to complete personal care.
  • Close the tub to bathroom, shower when this area are in use.
Term
Identifyhow the NA can protect the resident's right to personal choice
Definition
  • Allow resident to wear their hair style of their own
  • Allow resident to choose their own clothes
Term
Residents' Right related to the care
Definition
  • nutrition and eating
  • Time to getting up and going to bed
  • Clothing, use make up and hair style
  • Bath or shower when to take it
  • Use of free time 
  • Visitor
Term
Communication NA  with the health care team, patients and families.
Definition
  • Courtesy : consideration and respect to others' need.
  • Emphaty : understanding
  • Tact : Doing and saying the right thing at the right time. Also when it is best to say nothing.
  • Emotional control : calm and self control in a presence of the patient, another staff member or visitor who may upset or anger you.
Term
Guidelines for good telephone communication skills
Definition
  • Answer promptly within three first rings
  • Answer with pleasant greetings such as "good morning", "good afternoon"
  • Identify yourself by your name, title and floor or unit depend on your facilitas policy.
  • Because the caller obviously need something, ask "How may I help you"
  • Know how to perform basic function using your facility telephone system. Such as transfer a call or place a call on hold.
  • If you must place a call on hold ask for permission first (May I put you on hold for a minute). Beware the length of time.
  • If the person want to speak to unavailable, offer to take a massage.Be sure to write down the date, caller, telephone number can reach the caller and your name.
  • A NA is not to take an order from physician to receive or give result of  diagnotic test result or release patient or resident information to anyone even family member. This call of nature should be handled by a nurse.
  • Do not use or receive personal call at the nurse station. Use cell or pay phone.
Term
Paraphrasing 
Definition
 an effective method of showing that you understand what has been said.
Term
How often NA should check on Restraint who is in restraint.
Definition
NA should visually check on resident who is restraint every 15 to 30 minutes to make sure the resident is save.
Term
How often the resident should be realesed from the restraint.
Definition
Resident should be realesed from restraint completely every 2 hours or more often. The resident should be reposition on the bed or chair, allowed to walk, use a bathroom or be given range of motion exercise according to the instruction of the care plan. Check pressure area on the resident's skin for redness or irritation. Should be minimum 10 minutes before reapplied.
Term
Nurse aide to assist a resident to exercise citizenship rights to be informed and involved by :
Definition
  • Provide the resident with current reading materials.
  • Allow the resident to watch TV and listen to radio programs.
  • Encourage resident to take an active part in facility's activities/programs.
Term
Different forms of abuse :
Definition

Abuse or mistreatment :

  1. Physical Abuse
  2. Mental Abuse
  3. Financial Abuse
  4. Verbal abuse
  5. Sexual abuse
Term
Explain the role of the NA in protecting the resident from abuse, mistreatment and neglect.
Definition

Help the resident maintain  dignity (each person must be treated as having worth, no matter what the individual's physical and mental abilitys mightbe. Prevention of abuse is one way to preserve dignity.

 

Term
Physical and Psycosocial neglect may considered form of  
Definition
abuse 
Term
Neglect
Definition

Failure to provide safe care

Examples :

  • Physical - Not meeting residents' physical need for food fluids, rest activity, oxygen, cleanliness, shelter and elimination.
  • Psychosocial - Actions by staff that make resident agitated and depressed.
Term
Growth
Definition
The change that take place in the body.
Term
Development
Definition
The change that take place in the social, emotional, and psychological level.
Term
Consumer Rights :
Definition
  • Resident's  Rights : is given to each person before he or she is admitted to a skilled care facility
  • Clients' Rights : is given to person receiving  care in their homes.
  • Patients' Bill of Rights : is given to each person before he or she is admitted to a skilled care facility.
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