,Test Bank For Mosby's Essentials for Nursing Assistants 8th Edition
Chapter 1: Introduction to Health Care (80 Questions)
Multiple-Choice Questions (1–40)
Question 1: What is the primary purpose of a nursing assistant?
A) To diagnose medical conditions
B) To provide personal patient care and support under supervision
C) To prescribe medications
D) To perform surgery
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: A nursing assistant is a nursing auxiliary whose primary responsibility is personal patient care
and education, support of diagnostic procedures, technical nursing work, and patient charting which
does not require a full professional nurse education.
Question 2: Who supervises a nursing assistant?
A) The patient's family
B) A registered nurse or licensed practical nurse
C) The hospital administrator
D) Other nursing assistants
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Nursing assistants perform tasks under the general supervision of a registered nurse or
licensed practical nurse.
Question 3: Which of the following is a setting where nursing assistants typically work?
A) Long-term care facilities
B) Hospitals
C) Assisted living facilities
D) All of the above
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Nursing assistants work in hospitals, long-term care facilities, assisted living, and home health
settings.
Question 4: What does the term "activities of daily living" (ADLs) refer to?
A) Medical procedures performed by nurses
,B) Basic tasks fundamental to everyday functioning
C) Surgical procedures
D) Diagnostic tests
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Activities of daily living (ADLs) include hygiene, grooming, dressing, fluid and nutritional
intake, mobility, and elimination needs.
Question 5: Which task is within a nursing assistant's scope of practice?
A) Administering intravenous medications
B) Assisting with bathing and grooming
C) Performing surgery
D) Diagnosing illnesses
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Nursing assistants provide assistance with bathing, toileting, grooming, dressing, obtaining
vital signs, and other personal care tasks.
Question 6: What is the main function of a nursing assistant?
A) To prescribe medications
B) To provide assistance to clients with activities of daily living
C) To perform medical diagnoses
D) To conduct research
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The main function of a nursing assistant is to provide assistance to clients with activities of
daily living.
Question 7: Which of the following is considered an ADL?
A) Ordering medical supplies
B) Hygiene and grooming
C) Performing laboratory tests
D) Reading X-rays
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Hygiene and grooming are activities of daily living.
, Question 8: A nursing assistant observes a change in a client's condition. What should they do?
A) Ignore it
B) Report it according to the plan of care
C) Treat it independently D) Wait for the next shift
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Nursing assistants should report any changes in the client's condition according to the plan of
care.
Question 9: What is person-centered care?
A) Care that focuses only on medical needs
B) Care that considers a person's personal preferences and follows their routines
C) Care that is the same for everyone
D) Care that is provided only by doctors
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Person-centered care considers a person's personal preferences in personal care and hygiene
activities and follows a person's routines and habits.
Question 10: Which of the following is a personal care task?
A) Prescribing medications
B) Bathing a client
C) Performing surgery
D) Diagnosing a condition
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Bathing is a personal care task within the nursing assistant's scope of practice.
Question 11: What should a nursing assistant do if a client refuses a bath?
A) Force the client to bathe
B) Report it and follow the plan of care
C) Ignore the refusal
D) Skip the bath entirely without reporting
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: If the client refuses a bath or hygiene activities, report it; the plan of care may need to be
adjusted.
Chapter 1: Introduction to Health Care (80 Questions)
Multiple-Choice Questions (1–40)
Question 1: What is the primary purpose of a nursing assistant?
A) To diagnose medical conditions
B) To provide personal patient care and support under supervision
C) To prescribe medications
D) To perform surgery
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: A nursing assistant is a nursing auxiliary whose primary responsibility is personal patient care
and education, support of diagnostic procedures, technical nursing work, and patient charting which
does not require a full professional nurse education.
Question 2: Who supervises a nursing assistant?
A) The patient's family
B) A registered nurse or licensed practical nurse
C) The hospital administrator
D) Other nursing assistants
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Nursing assistants perform tasks under the general supervision of a registered nurse or
licensed practical nurse.
Question 3: Which of the following is a setting where nursing assistants typically work?
A) Long-term care facilities
B) Hospitals
C) Assisted living facilities
D) All of the above
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Nursing assistants work in hospitals, long-term care facilities, assisted living, and home health
settings.
Question 4: What does the term "activities of daily living" (ADLs) refer to?
A) Medical procedures performed by nurses
,B) Basic tasks fundamental to everyday functioning
C) Surgical procedures
D) Diagnostic tests
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Activities of daily living (ADLs) include hygiene, grooming, dressing, fluid and nutritional
intake, mobility, and elimination needs.
Question 5: Which task is within a nursing assistant's scope of practice?
A) Administering intravenous medications
B) Assisting with bathing and grooming
C) Performing surgery
D) Diagnosing illnesses
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Nursing assistants provide assistance with bathing, toileting, grooming, dressing, obtaining
vital signs, and other personal care tasks.
Question 6: What is the main function of a nursing assistant?
A) To prescribe medications
B) To provide assistance to clients with activities of daily living
C) To perform medical diagnoses
D) To conduct research
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The main function of a nursing assistant is to provide assistance to clients with activities of
daily living.
Question 7: Which of the following is considered an ADL?
A) Ordering medical supplies
B) Hygiene and grooming
C) Performing laboratory tests
D) Reading X-rays
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Hygiene and grooming are activities of daily living.
, Question 8: A nursing assistant observes a change in a client's condition. What should they do?
A) Ignore it
B) Report it according to the plan of care
C) Treat it independently D) Wait for the next shift
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Nursing assistants should report any changes in the client's condition according to the plan of
care.
Question 9: What is person-centered care?
A) Care that focuses only on medical needs
B) Care that considers a person's personal preferences and follows their routines
C) Care that is the same for everyone
D) Care that is provided only by doctors
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Person-centered care considers a person's personal preferences in personal care and hygiene
activities and follows a person's routines and habits.
Question 10: Which of the following is a personal care task?
A) Prescribing medications
B) Bathing a client
C) Performing surgery
D) Diagnosing a condition
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Bathing is a personal care task within the nursing assistant's scope of practice.
Question 11: What should a nursing assistant do if a client refuses a bath?
A) Force the client to bathe
B) Report it and follow the plan of care
C) Ignore the refusal
D) Skip the bath entirely without reporting
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: If the client refuses a bath or hygiene activities, report it; the plan of care may need to be
adjusted.
