Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care:
The Basics, 5th Edition (Vocabulary)
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
Long-Term Care (LTC) -
correct answer ✅Care given in long-term care facilities for people
who need 24-hour, skilled care.
Skilled Care -
correct answer ✅Medically necessary care given by a skilled nurse
or therapist.
Length of Stay -
correct answer ✅The number of days a person stays in a
healthcare facility.
Terminal Illness -
correct answer ✅A disease or condition that will eventually cause
death.
Chronic -
correct answer ✅Long-term or long-lasting.
,Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care:
The Basics, 5th Edition (Vocabulary)
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
Diagnoses -
correct answer ✅Physicians' determinations of an illness.
Home Health Care -
correct answer ✅Care that is provided in a person's home.
Assisted Living -
correct answer ✅Residences for people who do not need skilled,
24-hour care, but do require some help with daily care.
Adult Day Services -
correct answer ✅Care for people who need some help during
certain hours, but who do not live in the facility where care is given.
Acute Care -
correct answer ✅24-hour skilled care for short-term illnesses or
injuries; generally given in hospitals and ambulatory surgical
centers.
,Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care:
The Basics, 5th Edition (Vocabulary)
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
Subacute Care -
correct answer ✅Care given in a hospital or in a long-term care
facility for people who need less care than for an acute illness, but
more care than for a chronic illness.
Outpatient Care -
correct answer ✅Care given for less than 24 hours for people who
have had treatment or surgery and need short-term skilled care.
Rehabilitation -
correct answer ✅Care that is given by specialists to help restore or
improve function after an illness or injury.
Hospice Care -
correct answer ✅Holistic, compassionate care given to dying
people and their families.
Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) -
correct answer ✅Daily personal care tasks such as bathing; caring
for skin, nails, hair, and teeth; dressing; toileting; eating and
drinking; walking; and transferring.
, Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care:
The Basics, 5th Edition (Vocabulary)
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
Culture Change -
correct answer ✅A term given to the process of transforming
services for elders so that they are based on the values and
practices of the person receiving care; core values include choice,
dignity, respect, self-determination, and purposeful living.
Person-Directed Care -
correct answer ✅A type of care that places the emphasis on the
person needing care and his or her individuality and capabilities.
Medicare -
correct answer ✅A federal health insurance program for people
who are 65 or older, are disabled, or are ill and cannot work.
Medicaid -
correct answer ✅A medical assistance program for people with
low incomes, as well as for people with disabilities.
The Basics, 5th Edition (Vocabulary)
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
Long-Term Care (LTC) -
correct answer ✅Care given in long-term care facilities for people
who need 24-hour, skilled care.
Skilled Care -
correct answer ✅Medically necessary care given by a skilled nurse
or therapist.
Length of Stay -
correct answer ✅The number of days a person stays in a
healthcare facility.
Terminal Illness -
correct answer ✅A disease or condition that will eventually cause
death.
Chronic -
correct answer ✅Long-term or long-lasting.
,Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care:
The Basics, 5th Edition (Vocabulary)
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
Diagnoses -
correct answer ✅Physicians' determinations of an illness.
Home Health Care -
correct answer ✅Care that is provided in a person's home.
Assisted Living -
correct answer ✅Residences for people who do not need skilled,
24-hour care, but do require some help with daily care.
Adult Day Services -
correct answer ✅Care for people who need some help during
certain hours, but who do not live in the facility where care is given.
Acute Care -
correct answer ✅24-hour skilled care for short-term illnesses or
injuries; generally given in hospitals and ambulatory surgical
centers.
,Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care:
The Basics, 5th Edition (Vocabulary)
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
Subacute Care -
correct answer ✅Care given in a hospital or in a long-term care
facility for people who need less care than for an acute illness, but
more care than for a chronic illness.
Outpatient Care -
correct answer ✅Care given for less than 24 hours for people who
have had treatment or surgery and need short-term skilled care.
Rehabilitation -
correct answer ✅Care that is given by specialists to help restore or
improve function after an illness or injury.
Hospice Care -
correct answer ✅Holistic, compassionate care given to dying
people and their families.
Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) -
correct answer ✅Daily personal care tasks such as bathing; caring
for skin, nails, hair, and teeth; dressing; toileting; eating and
drinking; walking; and transferring.
, Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care:
The Basics, 5th Edition (Vocabulary)
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
Culture Change -
correct answer ✅A term given to the process of transforming
services for elders so that they are based on the values and
practices of the person receiving care; core values include choice,
dignity, respect, self-determination, and purposeful living.
Person-Directed Care -
correct answer ✅A type of care that places the emphasis on the
person needing care and his or her individuality and capabilities.
Medicare -
correct answer ✅A federal health insurance program for people
who are 65 or older, are disabled, or are ill and cannot work.
Medicaid -
correct answer ✅A medical assistance program for people with
low incomes, as well as for people with disabilities.
