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Nursing Home Admin
misc items related to nursing home administration
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08/01/2013

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Hatch Admendment
Definition
Concept that nursing homes sould be reinbursted by states for their actual costs
Term
Goverment feels that if they write enough rules that facilities will run smoohtly supports what theory?
Definition
behavior theory
Term
the administrator of a 120 bed unit typically divides management how?
Definition
into three layers
Term
An organization or complex whole, an assembling or combining of things or parts forming a complex or single whol, best describes the _____.
Definition
systems concept
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Two nurses chatting while on break about a patient's status is _____ communication
Definition
horizontal
Term
Two nurses chatting about the most recent events in the administrator's office while on break on the nurses lounge are engaged in _______ coomunications.
Definition
informal
Term
Standardized patterns of required behaviors developed by the facility to enable staff to accomplish neccessary work defines a _____ .
Definition
role
Term

Assuring that all the organizational arrangements believed needed are in place outs the emphasis on ____

as a quaity measure.

Definition
process
Term
The federal focus onb the idea that a resident's abilities in activities of daily living do not diminish unless circumstances indicate it is unavoifable places the focus on ________.
Definition
outcome measures
Term
Deming observed that to often nureses and aids ____
Definition
learn their jobs from other workers who were not well trained.
Term
A nurse supervisor according to Deming is to _____
Definition
lead
Term
demings says the best source of slogans and goals is the
Definition
facility
Term
if an admin tells a DON to comaore how the facility services compare to the best in the area he is
Definition
benchmarking
Term
Benchmarking ____ be jsutified by seeking out signifactly better practices rather than soleiy focusing on best priactices.
Definition
Can
Term
Total qualiaty management can be accomplished in ____ years.
Definition
5 to 10 yaers
Term
Managing for quality consists of quality planning, quaity control, and _____.
Definition
quality improvement
Term
Number of homes with deficiencies related to resident rights was what %
Definition
under 3%
Term
in a 100 resident or less home the admin will have how many dept heads reporting to them
Definition
7 to 8
Term
in 2008 compliance w dr services achieved what %
Definition
98% and more
Term
compliance w dental requirments in 2008 was what %
Definition
99%
Term
Fed written requirments for med direstor are
Definition
vague and brief
Term
In homes 100 to 120 there is ______medical staff
Definition
usally no organized
Term
implanted ports, mid-line caths, central line caths and epidural lines are part of
Definition
subacute care
Term
for nursing to achieve it task _____
Definition
nearly every department must cooperate
Term
keeping med records must be assigned to a
Definition
full time person
Term
Civil Rights Act Title 7 and the EEC Act of 1072 apply to employeers with what number of employees
Definition
15
Term
the degree to  which a test, interview prcedure, or other selection tool measures the skill, knowledge, or proformance requirments is known as
Definition
content validity
Term
teh extent to which a selection tool measures a trait or behavior percieved as important to a job is know to have
Definition
Construct Validity
Term
Asking a job appplicant if they have been treated for drug abuse in the past is _____
Definition
illegal
Term
One way to improve evaluation of training efforts is to sstate learning objectives as
Definition
behavioral objectives
Term
in civil and criminal law, an emloyer is responsible w/o emolyee having to show employer fault, ao=pplying to hazard situations
Definition
strict liability
Term
A ____ exits when a legal duty si owed another, that duty is breached, and harm results
Definition
Tort
Term
A concept in torts used as a defense by a defendant againts the plaintiff is an assumption of ____
Definition
risk
Term
when the employee is acting within the control an scopeof teh employer the employer is responsible for acts under the concept of
Definition
strict liability
Term
latin phrase meaning to stand by earlier court decision
Definition
Res judicata
Term
Statues are laws _____
Definition
passed by legislature
Term
leasing a building and aquiring substantial property rights is what kind of lease
Definition
capital lease
Term
facility issues a debt obligation, to pay a specfic amount on a stated date. The facility has issued _____.
Definition
bonds
Term
short term sucurities 2 to 270 days used to raise short term capitial is called
Definition
commercial paper
Term
occupancy loAd for exit requirements is ____square ft in treatment areas ___ ft
Definition
120 - 240
Term
Slopes for stairways and landings
Definition
7 to 20 degrees
Term
aisles, corridors, ramps used for exit must be how widw
Definition
8 ft
Term
Travel distance in a res rm to an exit can not exceed
Definition
200 ft
Term
Exit signs must be within how many ft always
Definition
100 ft
Term
max decibels on fire alarm is
Definition
120
Term
auto doors should not operate faster than ___ sec and with force no greater than _____
Definition
3 sec and 15 lbs
Term
1947 unions reped 31% of work force today it is _____
Definition
16 %
Term
Leonard Hayflick theory
Definition
a limit of 50 cell division for certain key groups of human cells
Term
Dr who specialises in physical medicine, body movement, and conditioning
Definition
physiatrist
Term
reduces pain (asprin)
Definition
analgesic
Term
helps raise blood preasure
Definition
hypertensive
Term
slows but doesn't kill bacteria
Definition
antiseptic
Term
destroys pathogenic organism
Definition
disinfectant
Term
used to induce perspiration
Definition
diaphoretic
Term
Quality assessment and assurance committee
Definition
DON, physician,3 other members of staff
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