BASIC GERIATRIC NURSING 8TH
EDITION QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS 2026 LATEST PREP GUIDE
VERIFIED A+
◉ Vocational Nurse Response to IV Infusion Task
Answer: Inform the charge nurse of her lack of training in this
procedure.
◉ Need for Further Discharge Teaching
Answer: Lack of knowledge at discharge about medication effects and
side effects.
◉ Charge Nurse Capacity in Long-Term Care
Answer: Acts under general supervision by the RN available on site or
by phone.
◉ Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)
Answer: Contact the insurance company for coverage details as services
may be limited.
◉ Vocational nurse responsibility
Answer: Lack of knowledge at discharge about medication effects and
side effects is a concern that should be addressed by the vocational
nurse.
,◉ Charge nurse supervision
Answer: The vocational nurse in the capacity of the charge nurse in a
long-term care facility acts with the general supervision of an RN
available on site or by phone.
◉ Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)
Answer: HMOs are a kind of managed care accomplished by paying
providers to care for groups of patients for a set capitation fee and by
limiting services.
◉ Deductible
Answer: The deductible is the annual amount the insured must pay out-
of-pocket prior to the insurance company assuming the cost.
◉ Medicare Part A coverage
Answer: Medicare Part A covers inpatient hospital expenses, drugs, x-
rays, laboratory work, and intensive care.
◉ Insurance coverage inquiry
Answer: Contact the insurance company for coverage details as services
may be limited.
◉ Patient confusion about deductible
,Answer: The patient complains to the nurse that he is confused about his
'deductible' that he owes the hospital.
◉ Patient education on HMO
Answer: The nurse is educating a patient that is a member of a health
maintenance organization (HMO).
◉ Charge nurse role in long-term care
Answer: According to most state NPAs, the vocational nurse acting as
charge nurse in a long-term care facility acts under general supervision
by the RN available on site or by phone.
◉ Patient's out-of-pocket expenses
Answer: An annual amount of money the patient must pay out-of-pocket
for medical care.
◉ Inpatient hospital costs
Answer: Medicare Part A covers inpatient hospital costs.
◉ Reimbursement to physician
Answer: Medicare Part B pays the physician.
◉ Outpatient hospital services
Answer: Medicare Part A does not cover outpatient hospital services.
, ◉ Ambulance transportation coverage
Answer: Medicare Part A does not cover ambulance transportation.
◉ Documentation of care
Answer: Patients are not required to provide detailed documentation of
all care received for his condition.
◉ Second opinion requirement
Answer: Patients are not required to seek the opinion of an alternate
health care provider.
◉ Specialist consultation wait time
Answer: Patients are not required to wait at least 6 months to see a
specialist.
◉ Nursing Process Step: Implementation
Answer: Implementation is a step in the nursing process.
◉ Cognitive Level: Application
Answer: Application is a cognitive level in nursing education.
◉ Cognitive Level: Comprehension
Answer: Comprehension is a cognitive level in nursing education.
EDITION QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS 2026 LATEST PREP GUIDE
VERIFIED A+
◉ Vocational Nurse Response to IV Infusion Task
Answer: Inform the charge nurse of her lack of training in this
procedure.
◉ Need for Further Discharge Teaching
Answer: Lack of knowledge at discharge about medication effects and
side effects.
◉ Charge Nurse Capacity in Long-Term Care
Answer: Acts under general supervision by the RN available on site or
by phone.
◉ Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)
Answer: Contact the insurance company for coverage details as services
may be limited.
◉ Vocational nurse responsibility
Answer: Lack of knowledge at discharge about medication effects and
side effects is a concern that should be addressed by the vocational
nurse.
,◉ Charge nurse supervision
Answer: The vocational nurse in the capacity of the charge nurse in a
long-term care facility acts with the general supervision of an RN
available on site or by phone.
◉ Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)
Answer: HMOs are a kind of managed care accomplished by paying
providers to care for groups of patients for a set capitation fee and by
limiting services.
◉ Deductible
Answer: The deductible is the annual amount the insured must pay out-
of-pocket prior to the insurance company assuming the cost.
◉ Medicare Part A coverage
Answer: Medicare Part A covers inpatient hospital expenses, drugs, x-
rays, laboratory work, and intensive care.
◉ Insurance coverage inquiry
Answer: Contact the insurance company for coverage details as services
may be limited.
◉ Patient confusion about deductible
,Answer: The patient complains to the nurse that he is confused about his
'deductible' that he owes the hospital.
◉ Patient education on HMO
Answer: The nurse is educating a patient that is a member of a health
maintenance organization (HMO).
◉ Charge nurse role in long-term care
Answer: According to most state NPAs, the vocational nurse acting as
charge nurse in a long-term care facility acts under general supervision
by the RN available on site or by phone.
◉ Patient's out-of-pocket expenses
Answer: An annual amount of money the patient must pay out-of-pocket
for medical care.
◉ Inpatient hospital costs
Answer: Medicare Part A covers inpatient hospital costs.
◉ Reimbursement to physician
Answer: Medicare Part B pays the physician.
◉ Outpatient hospital services
Answer: Medicare Part A does not cover outpatient hospital services.
, ◉ Ambulance transportation coverage
Answer: Medicare Part A does not cover ambulance transportation.
◉ Documentation of care
Answer: Patients are not required to provide detailed documentation of
all care received for his condition.
◉ Second opinion requirement
Answer: Patients are not required to seek the opinion of an alternate
health care provider.
◉ Specialist consultation wait time
Answer: Patients are not required to wait at least 6 months to see a
specialist.
◉ Nursing Process Step: Implementation
Answer: Implementation is a step in the nursing process.
◉ Cognitive Level: Application
Answer: Application is a cognitive level in nursing education.
◉ Cognitive Level: Comprehension
Answer: Comprehension is a cognitive level in nursing education.
