Subacute, and Long-Term Care, 6th Edition
(Pulliam) Chapters 1 - 24
,Table43of43Contents
Chapter431.43Introduction43to43Health43Care 2
Chapter432.43The43Nursing43Assistant 7
Chapter433.43Communication43and43Interpersonal43Skills 11
Chapter434.43Relating43to43Your43Patients 15
Chapter435.43Infection43Control 19
Chapter436.43Environmental43Safety,43Accident43Prevention,43and43Disaster43Plans 23
Chapter437.43Emergency43Situations 27
Chapter438.43Body43Systems43and43Common43Diseases 31
Chapter439.43Vital43Signs 35
Chapter4310.43Positioning,43Moving,43and43Ambulation 39
Chapter4311.43Admission,43Transfer,43and43Discharge 43
Chapter4312.43The43Patient's43Environment 48
Chapter4313.43Hygiene43and43Grooming 52
Chapter4314.43Special43Skin43Care 56
Chapter4315.43Nutrition 60
Chapter4316.43Elimination43Needs 64
Chapter4317.43Specimen43Collection43and43Testing 68
Chapter4318.43AM43and43PM43Care 72
Chapter4319.43Restorative43Care43and43Rehabilitation 78
Chapter4320.43Additional43Patient43Care43Procedures 82
Chapter4321.43Preoperative43and43Postoperative43Care 86
Chapter4322.43Subacute43Care 90
Chapter4323.43Special43Skills43in43Long-Term43Care 94
Chapter4324.43Death43and43Dying 99
, Test43Bank43-43The43Nursing43Assistant:43Acute,43Subacute,43and43Long-
Term43Care,436e43(Pulliam,432020)
The43Nursing43Assistant:43Acute,43Subacute,43and43Long-
Term43Care,436e43(Pulliam)43Chapter431
Introduction43to43Health43Care
1) A43nursing43assistant43could43apply43for43employment43at43which43of43these43health43care43organizations
?
A) A43hospital
B) A43nursing43home
C) A43home43health43agency
D) Any43of43the43ab
ove43ANSWER:4 3 D
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LO: 2.43List43and43describe43different43types43of43health43care43facilities.
2) When43a43nursing43assistant43provides43quality43care43to43a43patient,43it43is43important43that43the43care43
is
A) Given43according43to43the43RN's43cultural43preferences.
B) Given43in43the43way43that43will43cost43the43least.
C) Culturally43acceptable43to43the43patient.
D) Done43as43quickly43as43possible43each
43day.43ANSWER:4 3 C
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LO: 1.43Identify43the43purposes43of43health43care43facilities.
.
3) Ms.43Janda43is43being43discharged43from43the43acute43care43hospital.43She43is43still43quite43ill43and43requir
es
intravenous43medications.43She43needs43skilled43nursing43care.43Which43of43the43following43faci
lities43would43she43be43moved43to?
A) A43long-term43care43facility
B) A43home43health43agency
C) A43rehabilitation43facility
D) A43subacute43care43faci
lity43ANSWER:4 3 D
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LO: 2.43List43and43describe43different43types43of43health43care43facilities.
4) A43nursing43assistant43is43a43key43position43on43the43health43care43team.43The43primary43re
sponsibility43for43nursing43assistants43is43to
A) Assist43the43doctor43by43performing43procedures.
B) Supervise43environmental43services43teams.
C) Care43for43patients43under43the43supervision43of43an43RN.
D) Schedule43LPN43staff43on43all43s
hifts.43ANSWER:4 3 C
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LO:
3.43Describe43a43typical43organizational43structure43of43a43health43care43facility43and43exp
lain43how43the43nursing43assistant43fits43into43this43structure.
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, Test43Bank43-43The43Nursing43Assistant:43Acute,43Subacute,43and43Long-
Term43Care,436e43(Pulliam,432020)
5) The43knursing43kassistant43kis43ka43kmember43kof43kthe43knursing43kteam43kin43ka43khealth43kca
re43korganization.43kWhichkmember43kof43kthe43knursing43kteam43kplans43kand43kcoordinates43kp
atient43kcare?
A) Nursing43kassistant
B) RN43kor43kLPN
C) Registered43knurse43k(RN)
D) Licensed43kpractical43knur
se43k(LPN)kANSWER: C
Page43kRef:43k6
LO:
3.43kDescribe43ka43ktypical43korganizational43kstructure43kof43ka43khealth43kcare43kfacility43ka
nd43kexplain43khow43ktheknursing43kassistant43kfits43kinto43kthis43kstructure.
6) When43kyou43kwork43kas43ka43knursing43kassistant,43kyou43kmust43kfollow43kthe43kchain43kof43kco
mmand.43kThis43kmeanskthat43kyou43kwould43kreport43kdirectly43kto
A) The43kBoard43kof43kDirectors.
B) An43kRN43kor43kLPN.
C) The43kClinical43kNurse43kSpecialist.
D) The43kDirector43kof4
3kNursing.kANSWER:
B43Page43kRef:43k5
LO: 4.43kDescribe43kthe43kvarious43kways43knursing43kcare43kcan43kbe43korganized43kand43kprovided.
.
7) Which43kof43kthe43kfollowing43khealth43kcare43korganizations43kprovides43kextended43kcare43kfor43kpeople43kwh
o
have43kchronic43killness43kor43kpermanent43kdisabilities?
A) Long-term43kcare43kfacilities
B) Hospitals
C) Psychiatric43kspecialty43kcenters
D) Home43khealth43kag
encieskANSWER:4 3 A4
3Page43kRef:43k4
LO: 2.43kList43kand43kdescribe43kdifferent43ktypes43kof43khealth43kcare43kfacilities.
8) Which43kof43kthe43kfollowing43khealth43kcare43korganizations43kprovides43kcomfort43kand43ksu
pport43kto43ka43kpatientkand43kthe43kpatient's43kfamily43kwhen43kthe43kpatient43khas43ka43klimited4
3kamount43kof43ktime43kto43klive?
A) Cancer43kcenter
B) Hospice43kfacility43kor43kagency
C) Acute43kcare43kfacility
D) Nursing
khomekANSWER:
B43kPage43kRe
f:
k4
LO: 2.43kList43kand43kdescribe43kdifferent43ktypes43kof43khealth43kcare43kfacilities.
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