Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care: The Basics || Questions and
Answers.
Beginning steps for client care correct answers -Knock and wait for permission to enter
-Introduce yourself as Nurse Aide Student
-identify the patient by name
-wash your hands
-Explain procedure and ask for permission
-Provide privacy (cutain, screen, or door)
-Adjust bed to a safe level, usually waist high.
-Lock the bed wheels
Ending steps for client care correct answers -Return to lowest position
-Remove privacy
-Place call light in reach
-wash your hands
-Report any changes in the client to the nurse
-Document procedure
Long Term Care (LTC) correct answers care given in long-term care facilities for people who
need 24-hour skilled care
skilled care correct answers medically necessary care given by a skilled nurse or therapist, it is
available 24 hours a day, and it is ordered by a doctor and involved a treatment plan
chronic condition correct answers any disease or condition that lasts a long time (usually longer
than six months). It usually can't be cured and therefore requires ongoing treatment and
management. Examples include arthritis and asthma.
,Example of chronic condition correct answers Physical disabilities
terminal illness correct answers a disease or condition that will eventually cause death
acute care correct answers 24-hour skilled care for short-term illnesses or injuries; generally
given in hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers
subacute care correct answers care for an illness or condition given to people who need less care
than for an acute (sudden onset, short-term) illness or injury but more than for a chronic (long-
term) illness
Example of chronic condition correct answers Heart disease
Example of chronic condition correct answers Dementia
outpatient care correct answers Care given for less than 24 hours for people who have had
treatments or surgery and need short-term skilled care. They do not require an overnight stay in a
hospital or other care facility
Rehabilitation correct answers Restore or improve function after an illness or injjury
hospice care correct answers treatment of the terminally ill in their own homes, or in special
hospital units or other facilities, with the goal of helping them to die comfortably, without pain.
For people who have about 6 months or less to live
Medicare correct answers A federal health insurance program for persons 65 years of age and
older
, Medicaid correct answers A medical assistance program that pays for health care services for
people who cannot afford them. For people who have low income, as well as for people with
disabilities.
Nursing assistants are not allowed to correct answers Insert or remove tubes, give tube feedings,
or change sterile dressings
Nursing assistants are part of correct answers A team of health professionals
assistive or adaptive devices correct answers special equipment that helps a person who is ill or
disabled perform activities of daily living (ex: occupational therapy)
occupational therapist correct answers assess and plan for the client to regain ADLs, esp motor
skills of the upper extremities; direct care of occupational therapy assistants
The chain of command protects employees from correct answers Liability
chain of command correct answers the line of authority that moves from the top of a hierarchy to
the lowest level
In continence is correct answers Not a normal part of aging
transmission-based precautions correct answers CDC precautions used in patients known or
suspected to be infected with pathogens that can be transmitted by airborne, droplet, or contact
routes; used in addition to standard precautions
scope of practice correct answers defines the tasks that healthcare providers are legally permitted
to perform as allowed by state or federal law
Answers.
Beginning steps for client care correct answers -Knock and wait for permission to enter
-Introduce yourself as Nurse Aide Student
-identify the patient by name
-wash your hands
-Explain procedure and ask for permission
-Provide privacy (cutain, screen, or door)
-Adjust bed to a safe level, usually waist high.
-Lock the bed wheels
Ending steps for client care correct answers -Return to lowest position
-Remove privacy
-Place call light in reach
-wash your hands
-Report any changes in the client to the nurse
-Document procedure
Long Term Care (LTC) correct answers care given in long-term care facilities for people who
need 24-hour skilled care
skilled care correct answers medically necessary care given by a skilled nurse or therapist, it is
available 24 hours a day, and it is ordered by a doctor and involved a treatment plan
chronic condition correct answers any disease or condition that lasts a long time (usually longer
than six months). It usually can't be cured and therefore requires ongoing treatment and
management. Examples include arthritis and asthma.
,Example of chronic condition correct answers Physical disabilities
terminal illness correct answers a disease or condition that will eventually cause death
acute care correct answers 24-hour skilled care for short-term illnesses or injuries; generally
given in hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers
subacute care correct answers care for an illness or condition given to people who need less care
than for an acute (sudden onset, short-term) illness or injury but more than for a chronic (long-
term) illness
Example of chronic condition correct answers Heart disease
Example of chronic condition correct answers Dementia
outpatient care correct answers Care given for less than 24 hours for people who have had
treatments or surgery and need short-term skilled care. They do not require an overnight stay in a
hospital or other care facility
Rehabilitation correct answers Restore or improve function after an illness or injjury
hospice care correct answers treatment of the terminally ill in their own homes, or in special
hospital units or other facilities, with the goal of helping them to die comfortably, without pain.
For people who have about 6 months or less to live
Medicare correct answers A federal health insurance program for persons 65 years of age and
older
, Medicaid correct answers A medical assistance program that pays for health care services for
people who cannot afford them. For people who have low income, as well as for people with
disabilities.
Nursing assistants are not allowed to correct answers Insert or remove tubes, give tube feedings,
or change sterile dressings
Nursing assistants are part of correct answers A team of health professionals
assistive or adaptive devices correct answers special equipment that helps a person who is ill or
disabled perform activities of daily living (ex: occupational therapy)
occupational therapist correct answers assess and plan for the client to regain ADLs, esp motor
skills of the upper extremities; direct care of occupational therapy assistants
The chain of command protects employees from correct answers Liability
chain of command correct answers the line of authority that moves from the top of a hierarchy to
the lowest level
In continence is correct answers Not a normal part of aging
transmission-based precautions correct answers CDC precautions used in patients known or
suspected to be infected with pathogens that can be transmitted by airborne, droplet, or contact
routes; used in addition to standard precautions
scope of practice correct answers defines the tasks that healthcare providers are legally permitted
to perform as allowed by state or federal law
