Chapter 1--Nursing Assisting:
A Foundation in Caregiving
Exam Questions with Answer
accountable - Correct Answers :answerable for one's actions. ADLs (activities of daily living) - Correct
Answers :personal daily care tasks, including bathing, skin, nail, and hair care, walking, eating, and
drinking, mouth care, dressing, transferring, and toileting. acute care - Correct Answers :24- hour
skilled care for short-term illnesses or injuries; generally given in hospitals and ambulatory surgical
centers. adaptive devices - Correct Answers :special equipment that helps a person who is ill or
disabled perform activities of daily living; also called assistive devices. assistive devices - Correct
Answers :special equipment that helps a person who is ill or disabled perform activities of daily living;
also called adaptive devices. care team - Correct Answers :the group of people with different kinds of
education and experience who provide resident care. chain of command - Correct Answers :the order
of authority within a facility. charge nurse (nurse-in-charge) - Correct Answers :a nurse responsible for
a team of healthcare workers. chronic - Correct Answers :long-term or long lasting cite - Correct
Answers :in a long-term care facility, to find a problem through a survey. conscientious - Correct
Answers :guided by a sense of right and wrong; principled. continuity of care - Correct Answers :an
ongoing coordination of a resident's care over time, during which the care team is regularly
exchanging information and is working toward shared goals. courteous - Correct Answers :polite, kind,
considerate delegation - Correct Answers :transferring responsibility to a person for a specific task.
diagnosis - Correct Answers :the identification of disease or other problems by its signs and symptoms
and from the results of different tests. empathetic - Correct Answers :identifying with and
understanding another's feelings. first impression - Correct Answers :a way of classifying or
categorizing someone or something at the first meeting. functional nursing - Correct
Answers :method of care that involves assigning specific tasks to each team member. holistic - Correct
Answers :care that involves that whole person; this includes his or her physical, social, emotional, and
spiritual needs. home health care - Correct Answers :care that takes place in a person's home. hospice
care - Correct Answers :care for people who have approximately six months or less to live; care is
available until the person dies. inter-generational care - Correct Answers :mixing children and the
elderly in the same care setting. Joint Commission - Correct Answers :a not-for-profit organization
that evaluates and accredits different types of healthcare facility. length of stay - Correct Answers :the
number of days a person stays in a healthcare facility. liability - Correct Answers :a legal term that
means a person can be held responsible for harming someone else. licensed practical nurse (LPN) or
licensed vocational nurse (LVN) - Correct Answers :a licensed nurse who administers medications,
gives treatments, and may supervise daily care of residents. long-term care - Correct Answers :24-
hour care provided for people with ongoing conditions who are generally unable to manage their
activities of daily living. Medicaid - Correct Answers :a medical assistance program for people with low
incomes, as well as for people with disabilities. Medicare - Correct Answers :a federal health
insurance program for people who are 65 or older, are disabled, or are ill and cannot work. nursing
assistant (NA) - Correct Answers :person who performs assigned nursing tasks and gives personal
care. outpatient care - Correct Answers :care given to people who have had treatments, procedures,
or surgery and do not require an overnight stay ina hospital or other care facility. person-centered
care - Correct Answers :a type of care that places the emphasis on the person needing care and his or
her individuality and capacities. policy - Correct Answers :a course of action to be followed. primary
nursing - Correct Answers :a method of care in which the registered nurse gives much of the daily care
to residents. procedure - Correct Answers :a method or way of doing something. professionalism -
Correct Answers :the act of behaving properly for a certain job. registered nurse (RN) - Correct
A Foundation in Caregiving
Exam Questions with Answer
accountable - Correct Answers :answerable for one's actions. ADLs (activities of daily living) - Correct
Answers :personal daily care tasks, including bathing, skin, nail, and hair care, walking, eating, and
drinking, mouth care, dressing, transferring, and toileting. acute care - Correct Answers :24- hour
skilled care for short-term illnesses or injuries; generally given in hospitals and ambulatory surgical
centers. adaptive devices - Correct Answers :special equipment that helps a person who is ill or
disabled perform activities of daily living; also called assistive devices. assistive devices - Correct
Answers :special equipment that helps a person who is ill or disabled perform activities of daily living;
also called adaptive devices. care team - Correct Answers :the group of people with different kinds of
education and experience who provide resident care. chain of command - Correct Answers :the order
of authority within a facility. charge nurse (nurse-in-charge) - Correct Answers :a nurse responsible for
a team of healthcare workers. chronic - Correct Answers :long-term or long lasting cite - Correct
Answers :in a long-term care facility, to find a problem through a survey. conscientious - Correct
Answers :guided by a sense of right and wrong; principled. continuity of care - Correct Answers :an
ongoing coordination of a resident's care over time, during which the care team is regularly
exchanging information and is working toward shared goals. courteous - Correct Answers :polite, kind,
considerate delegation - Correct Answers :transferring responsibility to a person for a specific task.
diagnosis - Correct Answers :the identification of disease or other problems by its signs and symptoms
and from the results of different tests. empathetic - Correct Answers :identifying with and
understanding another's feelings. first impression - Correct Answers :a way of classifying or
categorizing someone or something at the first meeting. functional nursing - Correct
Answers :method of care that involves assigning specific tasks to each team member. holistic - Correct
Answers :care that involves that whole person; this includes his or her physical, social, emotional, and
spiritual needs. home health care - Correct Answers :care that takes place in a person's home. hospice
care - Correct Answers :care for people who have approximately six months or less to live; care is
available until the person dies. inter-generational care - Correct Answers :mixing children and the
elderly in the same care setting. Joint Commission - Correct Answers :a not-for-profit organization
that evaluates and accredits different types of healthcare facility. length of stay - Correct Answers :the
number of days a person stays in a healthcare facility. liability - Correct Answers :a legal term that
means a person can be held responsible for harming someone else. licensed practical nurse (LPN) or
licensed vocational nurse (LVN) - Correct Answers :a licensed nurse who administers medications,
gives treatments, and may supervise daily care of residents. long-term care - Correct Answers :24-
hour care provided for people with ongoing conditions who are generally unable to manage their
activities of daily living. Medicaid - Correct Answers :a medical assistance program for people with low
incomes, as well as for people with disabilities. Medicare - Correct Answers :a federal health
insurance program for people who are 65 or older, are disabled, or are ill and cannot work. nursing
assistant (NA) - Correct Answers :person who performs assigned nursing tasks and gives personal
care. outpatient care - Correct Answers :care given to people who have had treatments, procedures,
or surgery and do not require an overnight stay ina hospital or other care facility. person-centered
care - Correct Answers :a type of care that places the emphasis on the person needing care and his or
her individuality and capacities. policy - Correct Answers :a course of action to be followed. primary
nursing - Correct Answers :a method of care in which the registered nurse gives much of the daily care
to residents. procedure - Correct Answers :a method or way of doing something. professionalism -
Correct Answers :the act of behaving properly for a certain job. registered nurse (RN) - Correct
