TEST BANK for The Nursing Assistant Acute,
Subacute, and Long-Term Care, 6th Edition
(Pulliam) Chapters 1 - 24
,Table10of10Contents
Chapter101.10Introduction10to10Health10Care 2
Chapter102.10The10Nursing10Assistant 7
Chapter103.10Communication10and10Interpersonal10Skills 11
Chapter104.10Relating10to10Your10Patients 15
Chapter105.10Infection10Control 19
Chapter106.10Environmental10Safety,10Accident10Prevention,10and10Disaster10Plans 23
Chapter107.10Emergency10Situations 27
Chapter108.10Body10Systems10and10Common10Diseases 31
Chapter109.10Vital10Signs 35
Chapter1010.10Positioning,10Moving,10and10Ambulation 39
Chapter1011.10Admission,10Transfer,10and10Discharge 43
Chapter1012.10The10Patient's10Environment 48
Chapter1013.10Hygiene10and10Grooming 52
Chapter1014.10Special10Skin10Care 56
Chapter1015.10Nutrition 60
Chapter1016.10Elimination10Needs 64
Chapter1017.10Specimen10Collection10and10Testing 68
Chapter1018.10AM10and10PM10Care 72
Chapter1019.10Restorative10Care10and10Rehabilitation 78
Chapter1020.10Additional10Patient10Care10Procedures 82
Chapter1021.10Preoperative10and10Postoperative10Care 86
Chapter1022.10Subacute10Care 90
Chapter1023.10Special10Skills10in10Long-Term10Care 94
Chapter1024.10Death10and10Dying 99
, Test10Bank10-10The10Nursing10Assistant:10Acute,10Subacute,10and10Long-
Term10Care,106e10(Pulliam,102020)
The10Nursing10Assistant:10Acute,10Subacute,10and10Long-
Term10Care,106e10(Pulliam)10Chapter101
Introduction10to10Health10Care
1) A10nursing10assistant10could10apply10for10employment10at10which10of10these10health10care10organizations
?
A) A10hospital
B) A10nursing10home
C) A10home10health10agency
D) Any10of10the10ab
ove10ANSWER:1 0 D
Page10Ref:103-4
LO: 2.10List10and10describe10different10types10of10health10care10facilities.
2) When10a10nursing10assistant10provides10quality10care10to10a10patient,10it10is10important10that10the10care10
is
A) Given10according10to10the10RN's10cultural10preferences.
B) Given10in10the10way10that10will10cost10the10least.
C) Culturally10acceptable10to10the10patient.
D) Done10as10quickly10as10possible10each
10day.10ANSWER:1 0 C
Page10Ref:103
LO: 1.10Identify10the10purposes10of10health10care10facilities.
.
3) Ms.10Janda10is10being10discharged10from10the10acute10care10hospital.10She10is10still10quite10ill10and10requir
es
intravenous10medications.10She10needs10skilled10nursing10care.10Which10of10the10following10faci
lities10would10she10be10moved10to?
A) A10long-term10care10facility
B) A10home10health10agency
C) A10rehabilitation10facility
D) A10subacute10care10faci
lity10ANSWER:1 0 D
Page10Ref:104
LO: 2.10List10and10describe10different10types10of10health10care10facilities.
4) A10nursing10assistant10is10a10key10position10on10the10health10care10team.10The10primary10re
sponsibility10for10nursing10assistants10is10to
A) Assist10the10doctor10by10performing10procedures.
B) Supervise10environmental10services10teams.
C) Care10for10patients10under10the10supervision10of10an10RN.
D) Schedule10LPN10staff10on10all10s
hifts.10ANSWER:1 0 C
Page10Ref:106-7
LO:
3.10Describe10a10typical10organizational10structure10of10a10health10care10facility10and10exp
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Subacute, and Long-Term Care, 6th Edition
(Pulliam) Chapters 1 - 24
,Table10of10Contents
Chapter101.10Introduction10to10Health10Care 2
Chapter102.10The10Nursing10Assistant 7
Chapter103.10Communication10and10Interpersonal10Skills 11
Chapter104.10Relating10to10Your10Patients 15
Chapter105.10Infection10Control 19
Chapter106.10Environmental10Safety,10Accident10Prevention,10and10Disaster10Plans 23
Chapter107.10Emergency10Situations 27
Chapter108.10Body10Systems10and10Common10Diseases 31
Chapter109.10Vital10Signs 35
Chapter1010.10Positioning,10Moving,10and10Ambulation 39
Chapter1011.10Admission,10Transfer,10and10Discharge 43
Chapter1012.10The10Patient's10Environment 48
Chapter1013.10Hygiene10and10Grooming 52
Chapter1014.10Special10Skin10Care 56
Chapter1015.10Nutrition 60
Chapter1016.10Elimination10Needs 64
Chapter1017.10Specimen10Collection10and10Testing 68
Chapter1018.10AM10and10PM10Care 72
Chapter1019.10Restorative10Care10and10Rehabilitation 78
Chapter1020.10Additional10Patient10Care10Procedures 82
Chapter1021.10Preoperative10and10Postoperative10Care 86
Chapter1022.10Subacute10Care 90
Chapter1023.10Special10Skills10in10Long-Term10Care 94
Chapter1024.10Death10and10Dying 99
, Test10Bank10-10The10Nursing10Assistant:10Acute,10Subacute,10and10Long-
Term10Care,106e10(Pulliam,102020)
The10Nursing10Assistant:10Acute,10Subacute,10and10Long-
Term10Care,106e10(Pulliam)10Chapter101
Introduction10to10Health10Care
1) A10nursing10assistant10could10apply10for10employment10at10which10of10these10health10care10organizations
?
A) A10hospital
B) A10nursing10home
C) A10home10health10agency
D) Any10of10the10ab
ove10ANSWER:1 0 D
Page10Ref:103-4
LO: 2.10List10and10describe10different10types10of10health10care10facilities.
2) When10a10nursing10assistant10provides10quality10care10to10a10patient,10it10is10important10that10the10care10
is
A) Given10according10to10the10RN's10cultural10preferences.
B) Given10in10the10way10that10will10cost10the10least.
C) Culturally10acceptable10to10the10patient.
D) Done10as10quickly10as10possible10each
10day.10ANSWER:1 0 C
Page10Ref:103
LO: 1.10Identify10the10purposes10of10health10care10facilities.
.
3) Ms.10Janda10is10being10discharged10from10the10acute10care10hospital.10She10is10still10quite10ill10and10requir
es
intravenous10medications.10She10needs10skilled10nursing10care.10Which10of10the10following10faci
lities10would10she10be10moved10to?
A) A10long-term10care10facility
B) A10home10health10agency
C) A10rehabilitation10facility
D) A10subacute10care10faci
lity10ANSWER:1 0 D
Page10Ref:104
LO: 2.10List10and10describe10different10types10of10health10care10facilities.
4) A10nursing10assistant10is10a10key10position10on10the10health10care10team.10The10primary10re
sponsibility10for10nursing10assistants10is10to
A) Assist10the10doctor10by10performing10procedures.
B) Supervise10environmental10services10teams.
C) Care10for10patients10under10the10supervision10of10an10RN.
D) Schedule10LPN10staff10on10all10s
hifts.10ANSWER:1 0 C
Page10Ref:106-7
LO:
3.10Describe10a10typical10organizational10structure10of10a10health10care10facility10and10exp
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