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The Nursing Assistant: Acute, Subacute, and Long-Term Care
JoLynn Pulliam, Meg Holloway
6th Edition
,Table51of51Contents
Chapter511.51Introduction51to51Health51Care 2
Chapter512.51The51Nursing51Assistant 7
Chapter513.51Communication51and51Interpersonal51Skills 11
Chapter514.51Relating51to51Your51Patients 15
Chapter515.51Infection51Control 19
Chapter516.51Environmental51Safety,51Accident51Prevention,51and51Disaster51Plans 23
Chapter517.51Emergency51Situations 27
Chapter518.51Body51Systems51and51Common51Diseases 31
Chapter519.51Vital51Signs 35
Chapter5110.51Positioning,51Moving,51and51Ambulation 39
Chapter5111.51Admission,51Transfer,51and51Discharge 43
Chapter5112.51The51Patient's51Environment 48
Chapter5113.51Hygiene51and51Grooming 52
Chapter5114.51Special51Skin51Care 56
Chapter5115.51Nutrition 60
Chapter5116.51Elimination51Needs 64
Chapter5117.51Specimen51Collection51and51Testing 68
Chapter5118.51AM51and51PM51Care 72
Chapter5119.51Restorative51Care51and51Rehabilitation 78
Chapter5120.51Additional51Patient51Care51Procedures 82
Chapter5121.51Preoperative51and51Postoperative51Care 86
Chapter5122.51Subacute51Care 90
Chapter5123.51Special51Skills51in51Long-Term51Care 94
Chapter5124.51Death51and51Dying 99
, Test51Bank51-51The51Nursing51Assistant:51Acute,51Subacute,51and51Long-
Term51Care,516e51(Pulliam,512020)
The51Nursing51Assistant:51Acute,51Subacute,51and51Long-
Term51Care,516e51(Pulliam)51Chapter511
Introduction51to51Health51Care
1) A51nursing51assistant51could51apply51for51employment51at51which51of51these51health51care51organization
s?
A) A51hospital
B) A51nursing51home
C) A51home51health51agency
D) Any51of51the51ab
ove51Answer: D
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LO: 2.51List51and51describe51different51types51of51health51care51facilities.
2) When51a51nursing51assistant51provides51quality51care51to51a51patient,51it51is51important51that51the51care5
1is
A) Given51according51to51the51RN's51cultural51preferences.
B) Given51in51the51way51that51will51cost51the51least.
C) Culturally51acceptable51to51the51patient.
D) Done51as51quickly51as51possible51eac
h51day.51Answer: C
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LO: 1.51Identify51the51purposes51of51health51care51facilities.
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3) Ms.51Janda51is51being51discharged51from51the51acute51care51hospital.51She51is51still51quite51ill51and51requ
ires
intravenous51medications.51She51needs51skilled51nursing51care.51Which51of51the51following51faci
lities51would51she51be51moved51to?
A) A51long-term51care51facility
B) A51home51health51agency
C) A51rehabilitation51facility
D) A51subacute51care51faci
lity51Answer: D
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LO: 2.51List51and51describe51different51types51of51health51care51facilities.
4) A51nursing51assistant51is51a51key51position51on51the51health51care51team.51The51primary51re
sponsibility51for51nursing51assistants51is51to
A) Assist51the51doctor51by51performing51procedures.
B) Supervise51environmental51services51teams.
C) Care51for51patients51under51the51supervision51of51an51RN.
D) Schedule51LPN51staff51on51all51s
hifts.51Answer:C
Page51Ref:516-7
LO:
3.51Describe51a51typical51organizational51structure51of51a51health51care51facility51and51ex
plain51how51the51nursing51assistant51fits51into51this51structure.
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, Test51Bank51-51The51Nursing51Assistant:51Acute,51Subacute,51and51Long-
Term51Care,516e51(Pulliam,512020)
5) The51nursing51assistant51is51a51member51of51the51nursing51team51in51a51health51care51orga
nization.51Which51member51of51the51nursing51team51plans51and51coordinates51patient51care
?
A) Nursing51assistant
B) RN51or51LPN
C) Registered51nurse51(RN)
D) Licensed51practical51nurse51(L
PN)51Answer: C
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LO:
3.51Describe51a51typical51organizational51structure51of51a51health51care51facility51and51ex
plain51how51the51nursing51assistant51fits51into51this51structure.
6) When51you51work51as51a51nursing51assistant,51you51must51follow51the51chain51of51comman
d.51This51means51that51you51would51report51directly51to
A) The51Board51of51Directors.
B) An51RN51or51LPN.
C) The51Clinical51Nurse51Specialist.
D) The51Director51of51Nursi
ng.51Answer: B
Page51Ref:515
LO: 4.51Describe51the51various51ways51nursing51care51can51be51organized51and51provided.
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7) Which51of51the51following51health51care51organizations51provides51extended51care51for51people51who
have51chronic51illness51or51permanent51disabilities?
A) Long-term51care51facilities
B) Hospitals
C) Psychiatric51specialty51centers
D) Home51health51agenci
es51Answer: A
Page51Ref:514
LO: 2.51List51and51describe51different51types51of51health51care51facilities.
8) Which51of51the51following51health51care51organizations51provides51comfort51and51support51
to51a51patient51and51the51patient's51family51when51the51patient51has51a51limited51amount51of
51time51to51live?
A) Cancer51center
B) Hospice51facility51or51agency
C) Acute51care51facility
D) Nursing51hom
e51Answer:
B51Page51Ref:
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LO: 2.51List51and51describe51different51types51of51health51care51facilities.
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The Nursing Assistant: Acute, Subacute, and Long-Term Care
JoLynn Pulliam, Meg Holloway
6th Edition
,Table51of51Contents
Chapter511.51Introduction51to51Health51Care 2
Chapter512.51The51Nursing51Assistant 7
Chapter513.51Communication51and51Interpersonal51Skills 11
Chapter514.51Relating51to51Your51Patients 15
Chapter515.51Infection51Control 19
Chapter516.51Environmental51Safety,51Accident51Prevention,51and51Disaster51Plans 23
Chapter517.51Emergency51Situations 27
Chapter518.51Body51Systems51and51Common51Diseases 31
Chapter519.51Vital51Signs 35
Chapter5110.51Positioning,51Moving,51and51Ambulation 39
Chapter5111.51Admission,51Transfer,51and51Discharge 43
Chapter5112.51The51Patient's51Environment 48
Chapter5113.51Hygiene51and51Grooming 52
Chapter5114.51Special51Skin51Care 56
Chapter5115.51Nutrition 60
Chapter5116.51Elimination51Needs 64
Chapter5117.51Specimen51Collection51and51Testing 68
Chapter5118.51AM51and51PM51Care 72
Chapter5119.51Restorative51Care51and51Rehabilitation 78
Chapter5120.51Additional51Patient51Care51Procedures 82
Chapter5121.51Preoperative51and51Postoperative51Care 86
Chapter5122.51Subacute51Care 90
Chapter5123.51Special51Skills51in51Long-Term51Care 94
Chapter5124.51Death51and51Dying 99
, Test51Bank51-51The51Nursing51Assistant:51Acute,51Subacute,51and51Long-
Term51Care,516e51(Pulliam,512020)
The51Nursing51Assistant:51Acute,51Subacute,51and51Long-
Term51Care,516e51(Pulliam)51Chapter511
Introduction51to51Health51Care
1) A51nursing51assistant51could51apply51for51employment51at51which51of51these51health51care51organization
s?
A) A51hospital
B) A51nursing51home
C) A51home51health51agency
D) Any51of51the51ab
ove51Answer: D
Page51Ref:513-4
LO: 2.51List51and51describe51different51types51of51health51care51facilities.
2) When51a51nursing51assistant51provides51quality51care51to51a51patient,51it51is51important51that51the51care5
1is
A) Given51according51to51the51RN's51cultural51preferences.
B) Given51in51the51way51that51will51cost51the51least.
C) Culturally51acceptable51to51the51patient.
D) Done51as51quickly51as51possible51eac
h51day.51Answer: C
Page51Ref:513
LO: 1.51Identify51the51purposes51of51health51care51facilities.
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3) Ms.51Janda51is51being51discharged51from51the51acute51care51hospital.51She51is51still51quite51ill51and51requ
ires
intravenous51medications.51She51needs51skilled51nursing51care.51Which51of51the51following51faci
lities51would51she51be51moved51to?
A) A51long-term51care51facility
B) A51home51health51agency
C) A51rehabilitation51facility
D) A51subacute51care51faci
lity51Answer: D
Page51Ref:514
LO: 2.51List51and51describe51different51types51of51health51care51facilities.
4) A51nursing51assistant51is51a51key51position51on51the51health51care51team.51The51primary51re
sponsibility51for51nursing51assistants51is51to
A) Assist51the51doctor51by51performing51procedures.
B) Supervise51environmental51services51teams.
C) Care51for51patients51under51the51supervision51of51an51RN.
D) Schedule51LPN51staff51on51all51s
hifts.51Answer:C
Page51Ref:516-7
LO:
3.51Describe51a51typical51organizational51structure51of51a51health51care51facility51and51ex
plain51how51the51nursing51assistant51fits51into51this51structure.
151|51P51a51
g51e
, Test51Bank51-51The51Nursing51Assistant:51Acute,51Subacute,51and51Long-
Term51Care,516e51(Pulliam,512020)
5) The51nursing51assistant51is51a51member51of51the51nursing51team51in51a51health51care51orga
nization.51Which51member51of51the51nursing51team51plans51and51coordinates51patient51care
?
A) Nursing51assistant
B) RN51or51LPN
C) Registered51nurse51(RN)
D) Licensed51practical51nurse51(L
PN)51Answer: C
Page51Ref:516
LO:
3.51Describe51a51typical51organizational51structure51of51a51health51care51facility51and51ex
plain51how51the51nursing51assistant51fits51into51this51structure.
6) When51you51work51as51a51nursing51assistant,51you51must51follow51the51chain51of51comman
d.51This51means51that51you51would51report51directly51to
A) The51Board51of51Directors.
B) An51RN51or51LPN.
C) The51Clinical51Nurse51Specialist.
D) The51Director51of51Nursi
ng.51Answer: B
Page51Ref:515
LO: 4.51Describe51the51various51ways51nursing51care51can51be51organized51and51provided.
WWW.TBSM.WS
7) Which51of51the51following51health51care51organizations51provides51extended51care51for51people51who
have51chronic51illness51or51permanent51disabilities?
A) Long-term51care51facilities
B) Hospitals
C) Psychiatric51specialty51centers
D) Home51health51agenci
es51Answer: A
Page51Ref:514
LO: 2.51List51and51describe51different51types51of51health51care51facilities.
8) Which51of51the51following51health51care51organizations51provides51comfort51and51support51
to51a51patient51and51the51patient's51family51when51the51patient51has51a51limited51amount51of
51time51to51live?
A) Cancer51center
B) Hospice51facility51or51agency
C) Acute51care51facility
D) Nursing51hom
e51Answer:
B51Page51Ref:
514
LO: 2.51List51and51describe51different51types51of51health51care51facilities.
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