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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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6thgEdition
,TablegofgContents
Chapterg1.gIntroductiongtogHealthgCare 2
Chapterg2.gThegNursinggAssistant 7
Chapterg3.gCommunicationgandgInterpersonalgSkills 11
Chapterg4.gRelatinggtogYourgPatients 15
Chapterg5.gInfectiongControl 19
Chapterg6.gEnvironmentalgSafety,gAccidentgPrevention,gandgDisastergPlans 23
Chapterg7.gEmergencygSituations 27
Chapterg8.gBodygSystemsgandgCommongDiseases 31
Chapterg9.gVitalgSigns 35
Chapterg10.gPositioning,gMoving,gandgAmbulation 39
Chapterg11.gAdmission,gTransfer,gandgDischarge 43
Chapterg12.gThegPatient'sgEnvironment 48
Chapterg13.gHygienegandgGrooming 52
Chapterg14.gSpecialgSkingCare 56
Chapterg15.gNutrition 60
Chapterg16.gEliminationgNeeds 64
Chapterg17.gSpecimengCollectiongandgTesting 68
Chapterg18.gAMgandgPMgCare 72
Chapterg19.gRestorativegCaregandgRehabilitation 78
Chapterg20.gAdditionalgPatientgCaregProcedures 82
Chapterg21.gPreoperativegandgPostoperativegCare 86
Chapterg22.gSubacutegCare 90
Chapterg23.gSpecialgSkillsgingLong-TermgCare 94
Chapterg24.gDeathgandgDying 99
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TermgCare,g6eg(Pulliam,g2020)
ThegNursinggAssistant:gAcute,gSubacute,gandgLong-
TermgCare,g6eg(Pulliam)gChapterg1 IntroductiongtogHealthgCare
1) Agnursinggassistantgcouldgapplygforgemploymentgatgwhichgofgtheseghealthgcaregorganizations?
A) Aghospital
B) Agnursingghome
C) Aghomeghealthgagency
D) Anygofgthegabov
egAnswer: D
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LO: 2.gListgandgdescribegdifferentgtypesgofghealthgcaregfacilities.
2) Whengagnursinggassistantgprovidesgqualitygcaregtogagpatient,gitgisgimportantgthatgthegcaregis
A) GivengaccordinggtogthegRN'sgculturalgpreferences.
B) Givengingthegwaygthatgwillgcostgthegleast.
C) Culturallygacceptablegtogthegpatient.
D) Donegasgquicklygasgpossiblegeachgday
.gAnswer: C
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LO: 1.gIdentifygthegpurposesgofghealthgcaregfacilities.
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3) Ms.gJandagisgbeinggdischargedgfromgthegacutegcareghospital.gShegisgstillgquitegillgandgrequires
intravenousgmedications.gShegneedsgskilledgnursinggcare.gWhichgofgthegfollowinggfacilitiesgwoul
dgshegbegmovedgto?
A) Aglong-termgcaregfacility
B) Aghomeghealthgagency
C) Agrehabilitationgfacility
D) Agsubacutegcaregfacilit
ygAnswer: D
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LO: 2.gListgandgdescribegdifferentgtypesgofghealthgcaregfacilities.
4) Agnursinggassistantgisgagkeygpositiongongtheghealthgcaregteam.gThegprimarygresponsibilitygf
orgnursinggassistantsgisgto
A) Assistgthegdoctorgbygperforminggprocedures.
B) Supervisegenvironmentalgservicesgteams.
C) CaregforgpatientsgundergthegsupervisiongofgangRN.
D) SchedulegLPNgstaffgongallgshifts
.gAnswer: C
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LO:
3.gDescribegagtypicalgorganizationalgstructuregofgaghealthgcaregfacilitygandgexplainghowgt
hegnursinggassistantgfitsgintogthisgstructure.
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TermgCare,g6eg(Pulliam,g2020)
5) Thegnursinggassistantgisgagmembergofgthegnursinggteamgingaghealthgcaregorganization.gWhi
chgmembergofgthegnursinggteamgplansgandgcoordinatesgpatientgcare?
A) Nursinggassistant
B) RNgorgLPN
C) Registeredgnurseg(RN)
D) Licensedgpracticalgnurseg(LPN
)gAnswer: C
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LO:
3.gDescribegagtypicalgorganizationalgstructuregofgaghealthgcaregfacilitygandgexplainghowgt
hegnursinggassistantgfitsgintogthisgstructure.
6) Whengyougworkgasgagnursinggassistant,gyougmustgfollowgthegchaingofgcommand.gThisgmea
nsgthatgyougwouldgreportgdirectlygto
A) ThegBoardgofgDirectors.
B) AngRNgorgLPN.
C) ThegClinicalgNursegSpecialist.
D) ThegDirectorgofgNursing
.gAnswer: B
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LO: 4.gDescribegthegvariousgwaysgnursinggcaregcangbegorganizedgandgprovided.
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7) Whichgofgthegfollowingghealthgcaregorganizationsgprovidesgextendedgcaregforgpeoplegwho
havegchronicgillnessgorgpermanentgdisabilities?
A) Long-termgcaregfacilities
B) Hospitals
C) Psychiatricgspecialtygcenters
D) Homeghealthgagencie
sgAnswer: A
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LO: 2.gListgandgdescribegdifferentgtypesgofghealthgcaregfacilities.
8) Whichgofgthegfollowingghealthgcaregorganizationsgprovidesgcomfortgandgsupportgtogagpatie
ntgandgthegpatient'sgfamilygwhengthegpatientghasgaglimitedgamountgofgtimegtoglive?
A) Cancergcenter
B) Hospicegfacilitygorgagency
C) Acutegcaregfacility
D) Nursingghom
egAnswer:
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