HARTMAN'S NURSING ASSISTANT
CARE: THE BASICS 6TH EDITION
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is the integumentary system? - Answer- Largest organ, protective covering,
made up of layers; skin.
What is Type 1 Diabetes? - Answer- Insulin dependent diabetes diagnosed in
children and young adults.
What is Type 2 Diabetes? - Answer- Most common form of diabetes that can be
modified with diet, exercise and weight loss.
What is pre-diabetes? - Answer- Elevated glucose levels not high enough for type 2
diabetes diagnosis.
What is gestational diabetes? - Answer- Diabetes that occurs during pregnancy.
What is diabetes? - Answer- Pancreas produces too little insulin or does not properly
use insulin.
What is gait? - Answer- To walk.
What is dysphagia? - Answer- Difficulty swallowing.
What is dyspnea? - Answer- Difficult breathing or shortness of breath.
What is atrophy? - Answer- Muscle waste away, decreasing in size and becoming
weak.
What are anti-embolic stockings? - Answer- Aid in circulation and prevention of blood
clots (thrombus, emboli).
What is posterior? - Answer- Dorsal; back of body or body part.
What is medial? - Answer- Toward the midline of the body.
What is superior? - Answer- Toward the head or above.
What is inferior? - Answer- Away from the head or below.
What is anterior? - Answer- Ventral; front of the body or body part.
What is distal? - Answer- Farther away from the torso; fingers, toes.
What is proximal? - Answer- Closer to the torso.
, What is lateral? - Answer- To the side; either side.
confusion - Answer- the inability to think clearly, having trouble focusing and may be
disoriented
cognition - Answer- the ability to think logically and clearly
cognition impairment - Answer- a disorder when a person is unable to think logically
and clearly
What is delirium? - Answer- A severe state of confusion that occurs suddenly.
What is dementia? - Answer- A disease where a person has a serious loss of mental
abilities, such as thinking, reasoning, remembering etc.
What is supine? - Answer- A patient laying flat on their back.
What is Fowlers? - Answer- A patient in a 45-60 degree sitting position.
What is lateral? - Answer- A patient lying on either side.
What is prone? - Answer- A patient lying flat on their stomach.
What is Sims? - Answer- A patient lying on their left side.
What is embolism? - Answer- An obstruction of a blood vessel usually by a blood
clot.
What is pediculosis? - Answer- Infestation of lice.
What is perineum? - Answer- The genital and anal areas of patients.
What is dangle? - Answer- Allowing the patient to sit up on the side of the bed with
legs hanging over.
What is aspiration? - Answer- The inhalation of food, fluid or foreign material into the
lungs.
What are pressure injuries? - Answer- Injuries resulting from skin deterioration and
shearing.
What is a stage 1 pressure injury? - Answer- Skin is intact but may be red. Redness
is not relieved after repositioning patient.
What is a stage 2 pressure injury? - Answer- Partial skin loss, area may be pink, red
and moist, and might look like a blister.
What is positioning? - Answer- Adjusting residents into positions that promote health
and comfort.
CARE: THE BASICS 6TH EDITION
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is the integumentary system? - Answer- Largest organ, protective covering,
made up of layers; skin.
What is Type 1 Diabetes? - Answer- Insulin dependent diabetes diagnosed in
children and young adults.
What is Type 2 Diabetes? - Answer- Most common form of diabetes that can be
modified with diet, exercise and weight loss.
What is pre-diabetes? - Answer- Elevated glucose levels not high enough for type 2
diabetes diagnosis.
What is gestational diabetes? - Answer- Diabetes that occurs during pregnancy.
What is diabetes? - Answer- Pancreas produces too little insulin or does not properly
use insulin.
What is gait? - Answer- To walk.
What is dysphagia? - Answer- Difficulty swallowing.
What is dyspnea? - Answer- Difficult breathing or shortness of breath.
What is atrophy? - Answer- Muscle waste away, decreasing in size and becoming
weak.
What are anti-embolic stockings? - Answer- Aid in circulation and prevention of blood
clots (thrombus, emboli).
What is posterior? - Answer- Dorsal; back of body or body part.
What is medial? - Answer- Toward the midline of the body.
What is superior? - Answer- Toward the head or above.
What is inferior? - Answer- Away from the head or below.
What is anterior? - Answer- Ventral; front of the body or body part.
What is distal? - Answer- Farther away from the torso; fingers, toes.
What is proximal? - Answer- Closer to the torso.
, What is lateral? - Answer- To the side; either side.
confusion - Answer- the inability to think clearly, having trouble focusing and may be
disoriented
cognition - Answer- the ability to think logically and clearly
cognition impairment - Answer- a disorder when a person is unable to think logically
and clearly
What is delirium? - Answer- A severe state of confusion that occurs suddenly.
What is dementia? - Answer- A disease where a person has a serious loss of mental
abilities, such as thinking, reasoning, remembering etc.
What is supine? - Answer- A patient laying flat on their back.
What is Fowlers? - Answer- A patient in a 45-60 degree sitting position.
What is lateral? - Answer- A patient lying on either side.
What is prone? - Answer- A patient lying flat on their stomach.
What is Sims? - Answer- A patient lying on their left side.
What is embolism? - Answer- An obstruction of a blood vessel usually by a blood
clot.
What is pediculosis? - Answer- Infestation of lice.
What is perineum? - Answer- The genital and anal areas of patients.
What is dangle? - Answer- Allowing the patient to sit up on the side of the bed with
legs hanging over.
What is aspiration? - Answer- The inhalation of food, fluid or foreign material into the
lungs.
What are pressure injuries? - Answer- Injuries resulting from skin deterioration and
shearing.
What is a stage 1 pressure injury? - Answer- Skin is intact but may be red. Redness
is not relieved after repositioning patient.
What is a stage 2 pressure injury? - Answer- Partial skin loss, area may be pink, red
and moist, and might look like a blister.
What is positioning? - Answer- Adjusting residents into positions that promote health
and comfort.
