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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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Chapterv1.vIntroductionvtovHealthvCare 2
Chapterv2.vThevNursingvAssistant 7
Chapterv3.vCommunicationvandvInterpersonalvSkills 11
Chapterv4.vRelatingvtovYourvPatients 15
Chapterv5.vInfectionvControl 19
Chapterv6.vEnvironmentalvSafety,vAccidentvPrevention,vandvDisastervPlans 23
Chapterv7.vEmergencyvSituations 27
Chapterv8.vBodyvSystemsvandvCommonvDiseases 31
Chapterv9.vVitalvSigns 35
Chapterv10.vPositioning,vMoving,vandvAmbulation 39
Chapterv11.vAdmission,vTransfer,vandvDischarge 43
Chapterv12.vThevPatient'svEnvironment 48
Chapterv13.vHygienevandvGrooming 52
Chapterv14.vSpecialvSkinvCare 56
Chapterv15.vNutrition 60
Chapterv16.vEliminationvNeeds 64
Chapterv17.vSpecimenvCollectionvandvTesting 68
Chapterv18.vAMvandvPMvCare 72
Chapterv19.vRestorativevCarevandvRehabilitation 78
Chapterv20.vAdditionalvPatientvCarevProcedures 82
Chapterv21.vPreoperativevandvPostoperativevCare 86
Chapterv22.vSubacutevCare 90
Chapterv23.vSpecialvSkillsvinvLong-TermvCare 94
Chapterv24.vDeathvandvDying 99
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TermvCare,v6ev(Pulliam)vChapterv1 IntroductionvtovHealthvCare
1) Avnursingvassistantvcouldvapplyvforvemploymentvatvwhichvofvthesevhealthvcarevorganizations?
A) Avhospital
B) Avnursingvhome
C) Avhomevhealthvagency
D) Anyvofvthevabovev
Answer: D
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2) Whenvavnursingvassistantvprovidesvqualityvcarevtovavpatient,vitvisvimportantvthatvthevcarevis
A) GivenvaccordingvtovthevRN'svculturalvpreferences.
B) Givenvinvthevwayvthatvwillvcostvthevleast.
C) Culturallyvacceptablevtovthevpatient.
D) Donevasvquicklyvasvpossibleveachvday.v
Answer: C
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LO: 1.vIdentifyvthevpurposesvofvhealthvcarevfacilities.
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3) Ms.vJandavisvbeingvdischargedvfromvthevacutevcarevhospital.vShevisvstillvquitevillvandvrequires
intravenousvmedications.vShevneedsvskilledvnursingvcare.vWhichvofvthevfollowingvfacilitiesvwouldvs
hevbevmovedvto?
A) Avlong-termvcarevfacility
B) Avhomevhealthvagency
C) Avrehabilitationvfacility
D) Avsubacutevcarevfacilityv
Answer: D
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4) Avnursingvassistantvisvavkeyvpositionvonvthevhealthvcarevteam.vThevprimaryvresponsibilityvforvn
ursingvassistantsvisvto
A) Assistvthevdoctorvbyvperformingvprocedures.
B) Supervisevenvironmentalvservicesvteams.
C) CarevforvpatientsvundervthevsupervisionvofvanvRN.
D) SchedulevLPNvstaffvonvallvshifts.v
Answer: C
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3.vDescribevavtypicalvorganizationalvstructurevofvavhealthvcarevfacilityvandvexplainvhowvthevn
ursingvassistantvfitsvintovthisvstructure.
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5) Thevnursingvassistantvisvavmembervofvthevnursingvteamvinvavhealthvcarevorganization.vWhichv
membervofvthevnursingvteamvplansvandvcoordinatesvpatientvcare?
A) Nursingvassistant
B) RNvorvLPN
C) Registeredvnursev(RN)
D) Licensedvpracticalvnursev(LPN)v
Answer: C
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3.vDescribevavtypicalvorganizationalvstructurevofvavhealthvcarevfacilityvandvexplainvhowvthevn
ursingvassistantvfitsvintovthisvstructure.
6) Whenvyouvworkvasvavnursingvassistant,vyouvmustvfollowvthevchainvofvcommand.vThisvmeansvt
hatvyouvwouldvreportvdirectlyvto
A) ThevBoardvofvDirectors.
B) AnvRNvorvLPN.
C) ThevClinicalvNursevSpecialist.
D) ThevDirectorvofvNursing.v
Answer: B
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7) Whichvofvthevfollowingvhealthvcarevorganizationsvprovidesvextendedvcarevforvpeoplevwho
havevchronicvillnessvorvpermanentvdisabilities?
A) Long-termvcarevfacilities
B) Hospitals
C) Psychiatricvspecialtyvcenters
D) Homevhealthvagenciesv
Answer: A
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8) Whichvofvthevfollowingvhealthvcarevorganizationsvprovidesvcomfortvandvsupportvtovavpatientva
ndvthevpatient'svfamilyvwhenvthevpatientvhasvavlimitedvamountvofvtimevtovlive?
A) Cancervcenter
B) Hospicevfacilityvorvagency
C) Acutevcarevfacility
D) Nursingvhomev
Answer:
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