The Nursing Assistant: Acute, Subacute, and Long-Term Care
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JoLynn Pulliam, Meg Holloway
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6th Edition
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Table of Contents
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Chapterx1.xIntroductionxtoxHealthxCarex 2x
,Chapterx2.xThexNursingxAssistantx 7x
Chapterx3.xCommunicationxandxInterpersonalxSkillsx 11x
Chapterx4.xRelatingxtoxYourxPatientsx 15x
Chapterx5.xInfectionxControlx 19x
Chapterx6.xEnvironmentalxSafety,xAccidentxPrevention,xandxDisasterxPlansx 23x
Chapterx7.xEmergencyxSituationsx 27x
Chapterx8.xBodyxSystemsxandxCommonxDiseasesx 31x
Chapterx9.xVitalxSignsx 35x
Chapterx10.xPositioning,xMoving,xandxAmbulationx 39x
Chapterx11.xAdmission,xTransfer,xandxDischargex 43x
Chapterx12.xThexPatient'sxEnvironmentx 48x
Chapterx13.xHygienexandxGroomingx 52x
Chapterx14.xSpecialxSkinxCarex 56x
Chapterx15.xNutritionx 60x
Chapterx16.xEliminationxNeedsx 64x
Chapterx17.xSpecimenxCollectionxandxTestingx 68x
Chapterx18.xAMxandxPMxCarex 72x
Chapterx19.xRestorativexCarexandxRehabilitationx 78x
Chapterx20.xAdditionalxPatientxCarexProceduresx 82x
Chapterx21.xPreoperativexandxPostoperativexCarex 86x
Chapterx22.xSubacutexCarex 90x
Chapterx23.xSpecialxSkillsxinxLong-TermxCarex 94x
, Chapterx24.xDeathxandxDyingx 99x
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ThexNursingxAssistant:xAcute,xSubacute,xandxLong-
TermxCare,x6ex(Pulliam)xChapterx1xIntroductionxtoxHealthxCarex
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1)xAxnursingxassistantxcouldxapplyxforxemploymentxatxwhichxofxthesexhealthxcarexorganizations?xA)
xAxhospitalx
B) Axnursingxhomex
C) Axhomexhealthxagencyx
D) Anyxofxthexabovex
Answer:x Dx
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2)xWhenxaxnursingxassistantxprovidesxqualityxcarextoxaxpatient,xitxisximportantxthatxthexcarexisxA)xG
ivenxaccordingxtoxthexRN'sxculturalxpreferences.x
B) Givenxinxthexwayxthatxwillxcostxthexleast.x
C) Culturallyxacceptablextoxthexpatient.x
D) Donexasxquicklyxasxpossiblexeachxday.x
Answer:x Cx
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3)xMs.xJandaxisxbeingxdischargedxfromxthexacutexcarexhospital.xShexisxstillxquitexillxandxrequiresxintr
avenousxmedications.xShexneedsxskilledxnursingxcare.xWhichxofxthexfollowingxfacilitiesxwouldxshex
bexmovedxto?x
A) Axlong-termxcarexfacilityx
B) Axhomexhealthxagencyx
C) Axrehabilitationxfacilityx
, D) Axsubacutexcarexfacilityx
Answer:x Dx
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4)xAxnursingxassistantxisxaxkeyxpositionxonxthexhealthxcarexteam.xThexprimaryxresponsibilityxforxnur
singxassistantsxisxtox
A) Assistxthexdoctorxbyxperformingxprocedures.x
B) Supervisexenvironmentalxservicesxteams.x
C) CarexforxpatientsxunderxthexsupervisionxofxanxRN.x
D) SchedulexLPNxstaffxonxallxshifts.x
Answer:x Cx
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3.xDescribexaxtypicalxorganizationalxstructurexofxaxhealthxcarexfacilityxandxexplainxhowxthexn
ursingxassistantxfitsxintoxthisxstructure.x
5)xThexnursingxassistantxisxaxmemberxofxthexnursingxteamxinxaxhealthxcarexorganization.xWhichxme
mberxofxthexnursingxteamxplansxandxcoordinatesxpatientxcare?x
A) Nursingxassistantx
B) RNxorxLPNx
C) Registeredxnursex(RN)x
D) Licensedxpracticalxnursex(LPN)x
Answer:x Cx
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LO:x
3.xDescribexaxtypicalxorganizationalxstructurexofxaxhealthxcarexfacilityxandxexplainxhowxthexn
ursingxassistantxfitsxintoxthisxstructure.x
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6)xWhenxyouxworkxasxaxnursingxassistant,xyouxmustxfollowxthexchainxofxcommand.xThisxmeansxt
hatxyouxwouldxreportxdirectlyxtoxA)xThexBoardxofxDirectors.x
B) AnxRNxorxLPN.x
C) ThexClinicalxNursexSpecialist.x
D) ThexDirectorxofxNursing.x
Answer:x Bx
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LO:x 4.xDescribexthexvariousxwaysxnursingxcarexcanxbexorganizedxandxprovided.x
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7)xWhichxofxthexfollowingxhealthxcarexorganizationsxprovidesxextendedxcarexforxpeoplexwhoxhavex
chronicxillnessxorxpermanentxdisabilities?x
A) Long-termxcarexfacilitiesx
B) Hospitalsx
C) Psychiatricxspecialtyxcentersx
D) Homexhealthxagenciesx
Answer:x Ax
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LO:x 2.xListxandxdescribexdifferentxtypesxofxhealthxcarexfacilities.x