,Chapter 01: Introduction to Health Care Agencies
Sorrentino: Mosby’s Textbook for Nursing Assistants, 9th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. An acute illness is:
a. A sudden illness from which a person is expected to recover.
b. An ongoing 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. 2
2. An ongoing 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. 2
3. A nursing pattern that brings services from departments to the bedside is:
a. Primary nursing
b. Team nursing
c. Patient-focused care
d. Case management
ANS: C REF: p. 8
4. 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. When a team of nursing staff is led by an RN who decides the amount and kind of
care each person needs
d. When services are moved from departments to the bedside.
ANS: A REF: p. 8
5. An RN is responsible for the person’s total care. This is:
a. Team nursing
b. Primary nursing
c. Functional nursing
d. Patient-focused care
ANS: B REF: p. 8
6. Persons living in long-term care centers are called
a. Patients
b. Clients
c. Residents
d. Individuals
, ANS: C REF: p. 3
7. RNs do which of the following?
a. Write doctor’s orders.
b. Delegate to LPNs/LVNs.
c. Decide which type of facility the person needs.
d. Prescribe treatments for the person.
ANS: B REF: p. 7
8. Which is a purpose of health care?
a. Health promotion
b. Providing sources of income for residents
c. Deciding which procedures will be paid for
d. Training nursing assistants and other students
ANS: A REF: p. 2
9. Who is responsible for the entire nursing staff?
a. Nurse manager
b. Charge nurse
c. Staff nurse
d. Director of nursing
ANS: D REF: p. 6
10. An assisted living residence
a. Provides three meals a day and housekeeping and laundry services
b. Is for persons with terminal illnesses
c. Provides complex, ongoing rehabilitation
d. Is for persons with chronic mental illness
ANS: A REF: p. 3
11. Assisted living residences provide which of the following?
a. Housing
b. Help with finances
c. Complex medical care
d. Terminal illnesses
ANS: A REF: p. 3
12. These individuals give basic nursing care under the supervision of a licensed nurse:
a. Nurse practitioners
b. Social workers
c. Nursing assistants
d. Medical technologists
ANS: C REF: p. 8
13. The director of nursing (DON) is a(n) _____
a. LPN/LVN
, b. RN
c. PT
d. OT
ANS: B REF: p. 6
14. The nursing team involves which of the following?
a. Physicians
b. Pharmacists
c. LPNs
d. Occupational therapists
ANS: C REF: p. 7
15. Nursing assistants may report to which of the following?
a. An RN
b. A physician
c. An occupational therapist
d. Another nursing assistant
ANS: A REF: p. 6
16. Nursing assistants may report to which of the following?
a. An LPN/LVN
b. The medical director
c. A physical therapist
d. A physician’s assistant
ANS: A REF: p. 4
17. Who assesses, makes nursing diagnoses, plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care?
a. RNs
b. LPNs
c. Nursing assistants
d. Case managers
ANS: A REF: p. 6
18. Which member of the health team assists persons to learn skills needed for daily living?
a. Occupational therapist
b. Pharmacist
c. Radiographer
d. Homemaker
ANS: A REF: p. 6
19. As a nursing assistant, you are a part of
a. The nursing team
b. The board of trustees
c. The case management team
d. The prospective payment system
ANS: A REF: p. 7
Sorrentino: Mosby’s Textbook for Nursing Assistants, 9th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. An acute illness is:
a. A sudden illness from which a person is expected to recover.
b. An ongoing 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. 2
2. An ongoing 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. 2
3. A nursing pattern that brings services from departments to the bedside is:
a. Primary nursing
b. Team nursing
c. Patient-focused care
d. Case management
ANS: C REF: p. 8
4. 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. When a team of nursing staff is led by an RN who decides the amount and kind of
care each person needs
d. When services are moved from departments to the bedside.
ANS: A REF: p. 8
5. An RN is responsible for the person’s total care. This is:
a. Team nursing
b. Primary nursing
c. Functional nursing
d. Patient-focused care
ANS: B REF: p. 8
6. Persons living in long-term care centers are called
a. Patients
b. Clients
c. Residents
d. Individuals
, ANS: C REF: p. 3
7. RNs do which of the following?
a. Write doctor’s orders.
b. Delegate to LPNs/LVNs.
c. Decide which type of facility the person needs.
d. Prescribe treatments for the person.
ANS: B REF: p. 7
8. Which is a purpose of health care?
a. Health promotion
b. Providing sources of income for residents
c. Deciding which procedures will be paid for
d. Training nursing assistants and other students
ANS: A REF: p. 2
9. Who is responsible for the entire nursing staff?
a. Nurse manager
b. Charge nurse
c. Staff nurse
d. Director of nursing
ANS: D REF: p. 6
10. An assisted living residence
a. Provides three meals a day and housekeeping and laundry services
b. Is for persons with terminal illnesses
c. Provides complex, ongoing rehabilitation
d. Is for persons with chronic mental illness
ANS: A REF: p. 3
11. Assisted living residences provide which of the following?
a. Housing
b. Help with finances
c. Complex medical care
d. Terminal illnesses
ANS: A REF: p. 3
12. These individuals give basic nursing care under the supervision of a licensed nurse:
a. Nurse practitioners
b. Social workers
c. Nursing assistants
d. Medical technologists
ANS: C REF: p. 8
13. The director of nursing (DON) is a(n) _____
a. LPN/LVN
, b. RN
c. PT
d. OT
ANS: B REF: p. 6
14. The nursing team involves which of the following?
a. Physicians
b. Pharmacists
c. LPNs
d. Occupational therapists
ANS: C REF: p. 7
15. Nursing assistants may report to which of the following?
a. An RN
b. A physician
c. An occupational therapist
d. Another nursing assistant
ANS: A REF: p. 6
16. Nursing assistants may report to which of the following?
a. An LPN/LVN
b. The medical director
c. A physical therapist
d. A physician’s assistant
ANS: A REF: p. 4
17. Who assesses, makes nursing diagnoses, plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care?
a. RNs
b. LPNs
c. Nursing assistants
d. Case managers
ANS: A REF: p. 6
18. Which member of the health team assists persons to learn skills needed for daily living?
a. Occupational therapist
b. Pharmacist
c. Radiographer
d. Homemaker
ANS: A REF: p. 6
19. As a nursing assistant, you are a part of
a. The nursing team
b. The board of trustees
c. The case management team
d. The prospective payment system
ANS: A REF: p. 7
