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Test Bank Mosby's Essentials for
Nursing Assistants, 6th Edition by
Leighann Remmert, Sheila A.
Sorrentino Chapter 1-38
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Chapter 01: Introduction to Health Care
Sorrentino: Mosby’s Essentials for Nursing Assistants, 6th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. An acute illness is
a. a sudden illness from which the person is expected to recover.
b. an on-going illness for which there is no known cure.
c. an illness that is slow or gradual in onset.
d. an illness for which there is no reasonable expectation of recovery.
ANS: A REF: p. 002
2. An on-going illness that is slow or gradual in onset and for which there is no known cure is
a. an acute illness.
b. a chronic illness.
c. a terminal illness.
d. a physical illness.
ANS: B REF: p. 002
3. Functional nursing is
a. a nursing care pattern focusing on tasks and jobs.
b. a nursing care pattern in which an RN is responsible for the person’s total care.
c. a team of nursing staff led by an RN who delegates care to other nurses.
d. moving services from departments to the bedside.
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ANS: A REF: p. 005
4. An RN is responsible for the person’s total care. This is called
a. team nursing.
b. primary nursing.
c. functional nursing.
d. patient-focused care.
ANS: B REF: p. 005
5. Persons living in long-term care centers are called
a. patients.
b. clients.
c. residents.
d. individuals.
ANS: C REF: p. 002
6. Persons receiving care in hospitals are called
a. patients.
b. clients.
c. residents.
d. individuals.
ANS: A REF: p. 002
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7. Which health team member is responsible for the entire nursing staff?
a. Nurse manager
b. Charge nurse
c. Staff nurse
d. Director of nursing
ANS: D REF: p. 004
8. An assisted living residence (ALR)
a. provides three meals a day and 24-hour supervision.
b. is for persons with terminal illnesses.
c. provides complex, on-going rehabilitation.
d. is for persons with chronic mental illness.
ANS: A REF: p. 003
9. Assisted living residences (ALRs) provide the following except
a. housing.
b. personal care.
c. complex medical care.
d. social activities.
ANS: C REF: p. 002
10. Which of these individuals perform delegated nursing tasks under the supervision of a
licensed nurse?
a. Nurse practitioners
b. Social workers
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c. Nursing assistants
d. Medical technologists
ANS: C REF: p. 005
11. The nursing team involves the following except
a. physicians.
b. RNs.
c. LPNs.
d. nursing assistants.
ANS: A REF: p. 005
12. Which person leads the health team?
a. An RN
b. An LPN/LVN
c. A nurse manager
d. A nursing assistant
ANS: A REF: p. 005
13. LPNs/LVNs may be supervised by all of the following except
a. RN.
b. nursing assistant.
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c. licensed doctor.
d. licensed dentist.
ANS: B REF: p. 005
14. Which health team member assesses, makes nursing diagnoses, plans, implements, and
evaluates nursing care?
a. RN
b. LPN
c. Nursing assistant
d. Case manager
ANS: A REF: p. 005
15. As a nursing assistant, you are part of
a. the interdisciplinary health care team.
b. the board of trustees.
c. the case management team.
d. the prospective payment system.
ANS: A REF: p. 004
16. Which term describes when services are moved from departments to the patient’s bedside?
a. Case management
b. Patient-focused care
c. Primary nursing
d. Team nursing
ANS: B REF: p.NURSINGTB.COM
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17. Nursing education staff
a. manages physicians.
b. supervises dietitians.
c. trains nursing assistants.
d. oversees social workers.
ANS: C REF: p. 005
18. Dementia care units are
a. open units.
b. closed units.
c. hospice units.
d. managed care units.
ANS: B REF: p. 003
19. A hospice is
a. a skilled nursing facility.
b. a home health care agency.
c. a health care program for persons who present dangers to themselves or others.
d. an agency or program for persons who are dying.
ANS: D REF: p. 003
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Test Bank Mosby's Essentials for
Nursing Assistants, 6th Edition by
Leighann Remmert, Sheila A.
Sorrentino Chapter 1-38
, Mosby's Essentials for Nursing Assistants 6th Edition Sorrentino Test Bank
Chapter 01: Introduction to Health Care
Sorrentino: Mosby’s Essentials for Nursing Assistants, 6th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. An acute illness is
a. a sudden illness from which the person is expected to recover.
b. an on-going illness for which there is no known cure.
c. an illness that is slow or gradual in onset.
d. an illness for which there is no reasonable expectation of recovery.
ANS: A REF: p. 002
2. An on-going illness that is slow or gradual in onset and for which there is no known cure is
a. an acute illness.
b. a chronic illness.
c. a terminal illness.
d. a physical illness.
ANS: B REF: p. 002
3. Functional nursing is
a. a nursing care pattern focusing on tasks and jobs.
b. a nursing care pattern in which an RN is responsible for the person’s total care.
c. a team of nursing staff led by an RN who delegates care to other nurses.
d. moving services from departments to the bedside.
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ANS: A REF: p. 005
4. An RN is responsible for the person’s total care. This is called
a. team nursing.
b. primary nursing.
c. functional nursing.
d. patient-focused care.
ANS: B REF: p. 005
5. Persons living in long-term care centers are called
a. patients.
b. clients.
c. residents.
d. individuals.
ANS: C REF: p. 002
6. Persons receiving care in hospitals are called
a. patients.
b. clients.
c. residents.
d. individuals.
ANS: A REF: p. 002
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7. Which health team member is responsible for the entire nursing staff?
a. Nurse manager
b. Charge nurse
c. Staff nurse
d. Director of nursing
ANS: D REF: p. 004
8. An assisted living residence (ALR)
a. provides three meals a day and 24-hour supervision.
b. is for persons with terminal illnesses.
c. provides complex, on-going rehabilitation.
d. is for persons with chronic mental illness.
ANS: A REF: p. 003
9. Assisted living residences (ALRs) provide the following except
a. housing.
b. personal care.
c. complex medical care.
d. social activities.
ANS: C REF: p. 002
10. Which of these individuals perform delegated nursing tasks under the supervision of a
licensed nurse?
a. Nurse practitioners
b. Social workers
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c. Nursing assistants
d. Medical technologists
ANS: C REF: p. 005
11. The nursing team involves the following except
a. physicians.
b. RNs.
c. LPNs.
d. nursing assistants.
ANS: A REF: p. 005
12. Which person leads the health team?
a. An RN
b. An LPN/LVN
c. A nurse manager
d. A nursing assistant
ANS: A REF: p. 005
13. LPNs/LVNs may be supervised by all of the following except
a. RN.
b. nursing assistant.
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c. licensed doctor.
d. licensed dentist.
ANS: B REF: p. 005
14. Which health team member assesses, makes nursing diagnoses, plans, implements, and
evaluates nursing care?
a. RN
b. LPN
c. Nursing assistant
d. Case manager
ANS: A REF: p. 005
15. As a nursing assistant, you are part of
a. the interdisciplinary health care team.
b. the board of trustees.
c. the case management team.
d. the prospective payment system.
ANS: A REF: p. 004
16. Which term describes when services are moved from departments to the patient’s bedside?
a. Case management
b. Patient-focused care
c. Primary nursing
d. Team nursing
ANS: B REF: p.NURSINGTB.COM
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17. Nursing education staff
a. manages physicians.
b. supervises dietitians.
c. trains nursing assistants.
d. oversees social workers.
ANS: C REF: p. 005
18. Dementia care units are
a. open units.
b. closed units.
c. hospice units.
d. managed care units.
ANS: B REF: p. 003
19. A hospice is
a. a skilled nursing facility.
b. a home health care agency.
c. a health care program for persons who present dangers to themselves or others.
d. an agency or program for persons who are dying.
ANS: D REF: p. 003
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