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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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Chapterc1.cIntroductionctocHealthcCare 2
Chapterc2.cThecNursingcAssistant 7
Chapterc3.cCommunicationcandcInterpersonalcSkills 11
Chapterc4.cRelatingctocYourcPatients 15
Chapterc5.cInfectioncControl 19
Chapterc6.cEnvironmentalcSafety,cAccidentcPrevention,candcDisastercPlans 23
Chapterc7.cEmergencycSituations 27
Chapterc8.cBodycSystemscandcCommoncDiseases 31
Chapterc9.cVitalcSigns 35
Chapterc10.cPositioning,cMoving,candcAmbulation 39
Chapterc11.cAdmission,cTransfer,candcDischarge 43
Chapterc12.cThecPatient'scEnvironment 48
Chapterc13.cHygienecandcGrooming 52
Chapterc14.cSpecialcSkincCare 56
Chapterc15.cNutrition 60
Chapterc16.cEliminationcNeeds 64
Chapterc17.cSpecimencCollectioncandcTesting 68
Chapterc18.cAMcandcPMcCare 72
Chapterc19.cRestorativecCarecandcRehabilitation 78
Chapterc20.cAdditionalcPatientcCarecProcedures 82
Chapterc21.cPreoperativecandcPostoperativecCare 86
Chapterc22.cSubacutecCare 90
Chapterc23.cSpecialcSkillscincLong-TermcCare 94
Chapterc24.cDeathcandcDying 99
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TermcCare,c6ec(Pulliam)cChapterc1 IntroductionctocHealthcCare
1) Acnursingcassistantccouldcapplycforcemploymentcatcwhichcofcthesechealthccarecorganizations?
A) Achospital
B) Acnursingchome
C) Achomechealthcagency
D) Anycofcthecabovec
Answer: D
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2) Whencacnursingcassistantcprovidescqualityccarectocacpatient,citciscimportantcthatctheccarecis
A) GivencaccordingctocthecRN'scculturalcpreferences.
B) Givencincthecwaycthatcwillccostcthecleast.
C) Culturallycacceptablectocthecpatient.
D) Donecascquicklycascpossibleceachcday.c
Answer: C
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LO: 1.cIdentifycthecpurposescofchealthccarecfacilities.
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3) Ms.cJandaciscbeingcdischargedcfromcthecacuteccarechospital.cSheciscstillcquitecillcandcrequires
intravenouscmedications.cShecneedscskilledcnursingccare.cWhichcofcthecfollowingcfacilitiescwouldcs
hecbecmovedcto?
A) Aclong-termccarecfacility
B) Achomechealthcagency
C) Acrehabilitationcfacility
D) Acsubacuteccarecfacilityc
Answer: D
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LO: 2.cListcandcdescribecdifferentctypescofchealthccarecfacilities.
4) Acnursingcassistantciscackeycpositionconcthechealthccarecteam.cThecprimarycresponsibilitycforcn
ursingcassistantsciscto
A) Assistcthecdoctorcbycperformingcprocedures.
B) Supervisecenvironmentalcservicescteams.
C) CarecforcpatientscundercthecsupervisioncofcancRN.
D) SchedulecLPNcstaffconcallcshifts.c
Answer: C
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3.cDescribecactypicalcorganizationalcstructurecofcachealthccarecfacilitycandcexplainchowcthecn
ursingcassistantcfitscintocthiscstructure.
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5) Thecnursingcassistantciscacmembercofcthecnursingcteamcincachealthccarecorganization.cWhichcm
embercofcthecnursingcteamcplanscandccoordinatescpatientccare?
A) Nursingcassistant
B) RNcorcLPN
C) Registeredcnursec(RN)
D) Licensedcpracticalcnursec(LPN)c
Answer: C
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3.cDescribecactypicalcorganizationalcstructurecofcachealthccarecfacilitycandcexplainchowcthecn
ursingcassistantcfitscintocthiscstructure.
6) Whencyoucworkcascacnursingcassistant,cyoucmustcfollowcthecchaincofccommand.cThiscmeanscth
atcyoucwouldcreportcdirectlycto
A) ThecBoardcofcDirectors.
B) AncRNcorcLPN.
C) ThecClinicalcNursecSpecialist.
D) ThecDirectorcofcNursing.c
Answer: B
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LO: 4.cDescribecthecvariouscwayscnursingccareccancbecorganizedcandcprovided.
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7) Whichcofcthecfollowingchealthccarecorganizationscprovidescextendedccarecforcpeoplecwho
havecchroniccillnesscorcpermanentcdisabilities?
A) Long-termccarecfacilities
B) Hospitals
C) Psychiatriccspecialtyccenters
D) Homechealthcagenciesc
Answer: A
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8) Whichcofcthecfollowingchealthccarecorganizationscprovidesccomfortcandcsupportctocacpatientca
ndcthecpatient'scfamilycwhencthecpatientchascaclimitedcamountcofctimectoclive?
A) Cancerccenter
B) Hospicecfacilitycorcagency
C) Acuteccarecfacility
D) Nursingchomec
Answer:
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