Nursing Assistant: A Nursing Process Approach
12th Edition Test Bank – Questions & Answers
TEST BANK
Nursing Assistant
12th Edition
Acello • Hegner
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION TO NURSING ASSISTING.
1. Community Health Care.
2. On the Job: Being a Nursing Assistant.
3. Consumer Rights and Responsibilities in Health Care.
4. Ethical and Legal Issues Affecting the Nursing Assistant.
SECTION 2: SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES.
5. Medical Terminology and Body Organization.
6. Classification of Disease.
SECTION 3: BASIC HUMAN NEEDS AND COMMUNICATION.
7. Communication Skills.
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,8. Observation, Reporting, and Documentation.
9. Meeting Basic Human Needs.
10. Comfort, Pain, Rest, and Sleep.
11. Developing Cultural Sensitivity.
SECTION 4: INFECTION AND INFECTION CONTROL.
12. Infection.
13. Infection Control.
SECTION 5: SAFETY AND MOBILITY.
14. Environmental and Nursing Assistant Safety.
15. Patient Safety and Positioning.
16. The Patient’s Mobility: Transfer Skills.
17. The Patient’s Mobility: Ambulation.
SECTION 6: MEASURING AND RECORDING VITAL SIGNS, HEIGHT, AND WEIGHT.
18. Body Temperature.
19. Pulse and Respiration.
20. Blood Pressure.
21. Measuring Height and Weight.
SECTION 7: PATIENT CARE AND COMFORT MEASURES.
22. Admission, Transfer, and Discharge.
23. Bedmaking.
24. Patient Bathing.
25. General Comfort Measures.
SECTION 8: PRINCIPLES OF NUTRITION AND FLUID BALANCE.
26. Nutritional Needs and Diet Modifications.
SECTION 9: SPECIAL CARE PROCEDURES.
27. Warm and Cold Applications.
28. Assisting with the Physical Examination.
29. The Surgical Patient.
30. Caring for the Emotionally Stressed Patient.
31. Caring for the Bariatric Patient.
32. Death and Dying.
SECTION 10: OTHER HEALTH CARE SETTINGS.
33. Care of the Elderly and Chronically Ill.
34. The Organization of Home Care: Trends in Health Care.
35. The Nursing Assistant in Home Care.
36. Subacute Care.
37. Alternative, Complementary, and Integrative Approaches to Patient Care.
SECTION 11: BODY SYSTEMS, COMMON DISORDERS, AND RELATED CARE PROCEDURES.
38. Integumentary System.
39. Respiratory System.
40. Circulatory (Cardiovascular) System.
41. Musculoskeletal System.
42. Endocrine System.
43. Nervous System.
44. Gastrointestinal System.
45. Urinary System.
46. Reproductive System.
47. Care of the Patient with Cancer.
SECTION 12: EXPANDED ROLE OF THE NURSING ASSISTANT.
48. Rehabilitation and Restorative Services.
49. Obstetrical Patient and Neonate.
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,50. Pediatric Patients.
SECTION 13: MOVING FORWARD.
51. Response to Basic Emergencies
52. Employment Opportunities and Career Growth.
CHAPTER 01 - COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE
1. Health care facilities provide all these services except:
a. providing care for the sick and injured.
b. promoting immunity from disease and illness.
c. providing education for health care workers.
d. promoting research in the sciences of medicine and nursing.
ANSWER: b
FEEDBACK: a. Incorrect. Promoting immunity from disease and illness. Health care facilities
promote good health, a healthy lifestyle, physical care, and clean, comfortable,
and secure environment. The facility does not promote immunity. See Overview
of Health Care.
b. Correct. Promoting immunity from disease and illness. Health care facilities
promote good health, a healthy lifestyle, physical care, and clean, comfortable,
and secure environment. The facility does not promote immunity. See Overview
of Health Care.
c. Incorrect. Promoting immunity from disease and illness. Health care facilities
promote good health, a healthy lifestyle, physical care, and clean, comfortable,
and secure environment. The facility does not promote immunity. See Overview
of Health Care.
d. Incorrect. Promoting immunity from disease and illness. Health care facilities
promote good health, a healthy lifestyle, physical care, and clean, comfortable,
and secure environment. The facility does not promote immunity. See Overview
of Health Care.
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DENT.SING.22.01.2 - Review dental disease and dentistry from the “beginning of
time.”
OTHER: Blooms: Understand
2. Acute care facilities provide care to individuals known as:
a. patients.
b. residents.
c. clients.
d. patrons.
ANSWER: a
FEEDBACK: a. Correct. Patients. Acute care facilities care for patients of all ages with a variety
of medical needs. See Needs of the Community.
b. Incorrect. Patients. Acute care facilities care for patients of all ages with a
variety of medical needs. See Needs of the Community.
c. Incorrect. Patients. Acute care facilities care for patients of all ages with a
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, variety of medical needs. See Needs of the Community.
d. Incorrect. Patients. Acute care facilities care for patients of all ages with a
variety of medical needs. See Needs of the Community.
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DENT.SING.22.01.1 - Pronounce and define the key terms from this chapter.
3. Long-term care facilities provide:
a. trauma care to acutely ill individuals.
b. obstetrical care to mothers and infants.
c. care for individuals who are undergoing surgery.
d. services to persons with stable conditions.
ANSWER: d
FEEDBACK: a. Incorrect. Services to persons with stable conditions. Long-term care facilities
provide services for individuals who need monitoring, nursing care, and
treatment. See Introduction
b. Incorrect. Services to persons with stable conditions. Long-term care facilities
provide services for individuals who need monitoring, nursing care, and
treatment. See Introduction.
c. Incorrect. Services to persons with stable conditions. Long-term care facilities
provide services for individuals who need monitoring, nursing care, and
treatment. See Introduction.
d. Correct. Services to persons with stable conditions. Long-term care facilities
provide services for individuals who need monitoring, nursing care, and
treatment. See Introduction.
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DENT.SING.22.01.4 - Name the individuals who had a great impact on the
profession of dentistry.
4. Hospice supports:
a. individuals who are having surgical procedures.
b. clients who have no financial resources.
c. terminally ill individuals and their families.
d. individuals who require psychiatric care.
ANSWER: c
FEEDBACK: a. Incorrect. Terminally ill individuals and their families. Hospice care is designed
for persons who are dying and to provide support to their families. See Needs
of the Community.
b. Incorrect. Terminally ill individuals and their families. Hospice care is designed
for persons who are dying and to provide support to their families. See Needs
of the Community.
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12th Edition Test Bank – Questions & Answers
TEST BANK
Nursing Assistant
12th Edition
Acello • Hegner
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION TO NURSING ASSISTING.
1. Community Health Care.
2. On the Job: Being a Nursing Assistant.
3. Consumer Rights and Responsibilities in Health Care.
4. Ethical and Legal Issues Affecting the Nursing Assistant.
SECTION 2: SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES.
5. Medical Terminology and Body Organization.
6. Classification of Disease.
SECTION 3: BASIC HUMAN NEEDS AND COMMUNICATION.
7. Communication Skills.
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,8. Observation, Reporting, and Documentation.
9. Meeting Basic Human Needs.
10. Comfort, Pain, Rest, and Sleep.
11. Developing Cultural Sensitivity.
SECTION 4: INFECTION AND INFECTION CONTROL.
12. Infection.
13. Infection Control.
SECTION 5: SAFETY AND MOBILITY.
14. Environmental and Nursing Assistant Safety.
15. Patient Safety and Positioning.
16. The Patient’s Mobility: Transfer Skills.
17. The Patient’s Mobility: Ambulation.
SECTION 6: MEASURING AND RECORDING VITAL SIGNS, HEIGHT, AND WEIGHT.
18. Body Temperature.
19. Pulse and Respiration.
20. Blood Pressure.
21. Measuring Height and Weight.
SECTION 7: PATIENT CARE AND COMFORT MEASURES.
22. Admission, Transfer, and Discharge.
23. Bedmaking.
24. Patient Bathing.
25. General Comfort Measures.
SECTION 8: PRINCIPLES OF NUTRITION AND FLUID BALANCE.
26. Nutritional Needs and Diet Modifications.
SECTION 9: SPECIAL CARE PROCEDURES.
27. Warm and Cold Applications.
28. Assisting with the Physical Examination.
29. The Surgical Patient.
30. Caring for the Emotionally Stressed Patient.
31. Caring for the Bariatric Patient.
32. Death and Dying.
SECTION 10: OTHER HEALTH CARE SETTINGS.
33. Care of the Elderly and Chronically Ill.
34. The Organization of Home Care: Trends in Health Care.
35. The Nursing Assistant in Home Care.
36. Subacute Care.
37. Alternative, Complementary, and Integrative Approaches to Patient Care.
SECTION 11: BODY SYSTEMS, COMMON DISORDERS, AND RELATED CARE PROCEDURES.
38. Integumentary System.
39. Respiratory System.
40. Circulatory (Cardiovascular) System.
41. Musculoskeletal System.
42. Endocrine System.
43. Nervous System.
44. Gastrointestinal System.
45. Urinary System.
46. Reproductive System.
47. Care of the Patient with Cancer.
SECTION 12: EXPANDED ROLE OF THE NURSING ASSISTANT.
48. Rehabilitation and Restorative Services.
49. Obstetrical Patient and Neonate.
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,50. Pediatric Patients.
SECTION 13: MOVING FORWARD.
51. Response to Basic Emergencies
52. Employment Opportunities and Career Growth.
CHAPTER 01 - COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE
1. Health care facilities provide all these services except:
a. providing care for the sick and injured.
b. promoting immunity from disease and illness.
c. providing education for health care workers.
d. promoting research in the sciences of medicine and nursing.
ANSWER: b
FEEDBACK: a. Incorrect. Promoting immunity from disease and illness. Health care facilities
promote good health, a healthy lifestyle, physical care, and clean, comfortable,
and secure environment. The facility does not promote immunity. See Overview
of Health Care.
b. Correct. Promoting immunity from disease and illness. Health care facilities
promote good health, a healthy lifestyle, physical care, and clean, comfortable,
and secure environment. The facility does not promote immunity. See Overview
of Health Care.
c. Incorrect. Promoting immunity from disease and illness. Health care facilities
promote good health, a healthy lifestyle, physical care, and clean, comfortable,
and secure environment. The facility does not promote immunity. See Overview
of Health Care.
d. Incorrect. Promoting immunity from disease and illness. Health care facilities
promote good health, a healthy lifestyle, physical care, and clean, comfortable,
and secure environment. The facility does not promote immunity. See Overview
of Health Care.
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DENT.SING.22.01.2 - Review dental disease and dentistry from the “beginning of
time.”
OTHER: Blooms: Understand
2. Acute care facilities provide care to individuals known as:
a. patients.
b. residents.
c. clients.
d. patrons.
ANSWER: a
FEEDBACK: a. Correct. Patients. Acute care facilities care for patients of all ages with a variety
of medical needs. See Needs of the Community.
b. Incorrect. Patients. Acute care facilities care for patients of all ages with a
variety of medical needs. See Needs of the Community.
c. Incorrect. Patients. Acute care facilities care for patients of all ages with a
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, variety of medical needs. See Needs of the Community.
d. Incorrect. Patients. Acute care facilities care for patients of all ages with a
variety of medical needs. See Needs of the Community.
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DENT.SING.22.01.1 - Pronounce and define the key terms from this chapter.
3. Long-term care facilities provide:
a. trauma care to acutely ill individuals.
b. obstetrical care to mothers and infants.
c. care for individuals who are undergoing surgery.
d. services to persons with stable conditions.
ANSWER: d
FEEDBACK: a. Incorrect. Services to persons with stable conditions. Long-term care facilities
provide services for individuals who need monitoring, nursing care, and
treatment. See Introduction
b. Incorrect. Services to persons with stable conditions. Long-term care facilities
provide services for individuals who need monitoring, nursing care, and
treatment. See Introduction.
c. Incorrect. Services to persons with stable conditions. Long-term care facilities
provide services for individuals who need monitoring, nursing care, and
treatment. See Introduction.
d. Correct. Services to persons with stable conditions. Long-term care facilities
provide services for individuals who need monitoring, nursing care, and
treatment. See Introduction.
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DENT.SING.22.01.4 - Name the individuals who had a great impact on the
profession of dentistry.
4. Hospice supports:
a. individuals who are having surgical procedures.
b. clients who have no financial resources.
c. terminally ill individuals and their families.
d. individuals who require psychiatric care.
ANSWER: c
FEEDBACK: a. Incorrect. Terminally ill individuals and their families. Hospice care is designed
for persons who are dying and to provide support to their families. See Needs
of the Community.
b. Incorrect. Terminally ill individuals and their families. Hospice care is designed
for persons who are dying and to provide support to their families. See Needs
of the Community.
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