, Sorrentino: Mosby's Textbook for Nursing Assistants, 7th Edition
Test Bank
Chapter 1: Introduction to Health Care Agencies
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. An acute illness is
A. A sudden illness from which a person is expected to recover
B. An ongoing illness for which there is no known cure
C. An illness which is slow or gradual in onset
D. An illness for which there is no reasonable expectation of recovery
ANS: A REF: 1, 3
2. An ongoing illness that is slow or gradual in onset and for which there is no known cure is
A. An acute illness
B. A chronic illness
C. A terminal illness
D. A physical illness
ANS: B REF: 1, 3
3. A nursing pattern that brings services from departments to the bedside is
A. Primary nursing
B. Team nursing
C. Patient-focused care
D. Case management
ANS: C REF: 1, 8
4. Functional nursing is
A. A nursing care pattern focusing on tasks and jobs
B. A nursing care pattern in which an RN is responsible for the person’s total care
C. When a team of nursing staff is led by an RN who decides the amount and kind of
care each person needs
D. When services are moved from departments to the bedside
ANS: A REF: 1, 8
5. An RN is responsible for the person’s total care. This is
A. Team nursing
B. Primary nursing
C. Functional nursing
D. Patient-focused care
ANS: B REF: 2, 8
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, Test Bank 1-2
6. Persons living in nursing centers are called
A. Patients
B. Clients
C. Residents
D. Individuals
ANS: C REF: 3
7. Persons receiving care in hospitals are called
A. Patients
B. Clients
C. Residents
D. Individuals
ANS: A REF: 3- 4
8. Which is not a purpose of health care?
A. Health promotion
B. Rehabilitation and restorative care
C. Detection and treatment of disease
D. Training nursing assistants and other students
ANS: D REF: 2
9. Who has the most authority in a nursing service department?
A. Nurse manager
B. Charge nurse
C. Staff nurse
D. Director of nursing
ANS: D REF: 7
10. An assisted living residence
A. Provides three meals a day and housekeeping and laundry services
B. Is for persons with terminal illnesses
C. Provides complex, ongoing rehabilitation
D. Is for persons with chronic mental illness
ANS: A REF: 4
11. Assisted living residences provide the following except
A. Housing
B. Help with personal care
C. Complex medical care
D. Social activities
ANS: C REF: 4
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, Test Bank 1-3
12. These individuals give basic nursing care under the supervision of a licensed nurse.
A. Nurse practitioners
B. Social workers
C. Nursing assistants
D. Medical technologists
ANS: C REF: 6
13. A nursing assistant may report to another nursing assistant if that person has more experience.
A. True
B. False
ANS: B REF: 1, 7- 8
14. The nursing team involves the following except
A. Doctors
B. RNs
C. LPNs
D. Nursing assistants
ANS: A REF: 1, 7
15. Nursing assistants may report to the following except
A. An RN
B. An LPN/LVN
C. A nurse team leader
D. Another nursing assistant
ANS: D REF: 6-8
16. Nursing assistants may report to the following except
A. An RN
B. The medical director
C. An LPN/LVN
D. A primary nurse
ANS: B REF: 6-8
17. Who assesses, makes nursing diagnoses, plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care?
A. RNs
B. LPNs
C. Nursing assistants
D. Case managers
ANS: A REF: 6-7
18. The nursing team is managed by the medical director.
A. True
B. False
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Some material was previously published.
Test Bank
Chapter 1: Introduction to Health Care Agencies
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. An acute illness is
A. A sudden illness from which a person is expected to recover
B. An ongoing illness for which there is no known cure
C. An illness which is slow or gradual in onset
D. An illness for which there is no reasonable expectation of recovery
ANS: A REF: 1, 3
2. An ongoing illness that is slow or gradual in onset and for which there is no known cure is
A. An acute illness
B. A chronic illness
C. A terminal illness
D. A physical illness
ANS: B REF: 1, 3
3. A nursing pattern that brings services from departments to the bedside is
A. Primary nursing
B. Team nursing
C. Patient-focused care
D. Case management
ANS: C REF: 1, 8
4. Functional nursing is
A. A nursing care pattern focusing on tasks and jobs
B. A nursing care pattern in which an RN is responsible for the person’s total care
C. When a team of nursing staff is led by an RN who decides the amount and kind of
care each person needs
D. When services are moved from departments to the bedside
ANS: A REF: 1, 8
5. An RN is responsible for the person’s total care. This is
A. Team nursing
B. Primary nursing
C. Functional nursing
D. Patient-focused care
ANS: B REF: 2, 8
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Some material was previously published.
, Test Bank 1-2
6. Persons living in nursing centers are called
A. Patients
B. Clients
C. Residents
D. Individuals
ANS: C REF: 3
7. Persons receiving care in hospitals are called
A. Patients
B. Clients
C. Residents
D. Individuals
ANS: A REF: 3- 4
8. Which is not a purpose of health care?
A. Health promotion
B. Rehabilitation and restorative care
C. Detection and treatment of disease
D. Training nursing assistants and other students
ANS: D REF: 2
9. Who has the most authority in a nursing service department?
A. Nurse manager
B. Charge nurse
C. Staff nurse
D. Director of nursing
ANS: D REF: 7
10. An assisted living residence
A. Provides three meals a day and housekeeping and laundry services
B. Is for persons with terminal illnesses
C. Provides complex, ongoing rehabilitation
D. Is for persons with chronic mental illness
ANS: A REF: 4
11. Assisted living residences provide the following except
A. Housing
B. Help with personal care
C. Complex medical care
D. Social activities
ANS: C REF: 4
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Some material was previously published.
, Test Bank 1-3
12. These individuals give basic nursing care under the supervision of a licensed nurse.
A. Nurse practitioners
B. Social workers
C. Nursing assistants
D. Medical technologists
ANS: C REF: 6
13. A nursing assistant may report to another nursing assistant if that person has more experience.
A. True
B. False
ANS: B REF: 1, 7- 8
14. The nursing team involves the following except
A. Doctors
B. RNs
C. LPNs
D. Nursing assistants
ANS: A REF: 1, 7
15. Nursing assistants may report to the following except
A. An RN
B. An LPN/LVN
C. A nurse team leader
D. Another nursing assistant
ANS: D REF: 6-8
16. Nursing assistants may report to the following except
A. An RN
B. The medical director
C. An LPN/LVN
D. A primary nurse
ANS: B REF: 6-8
17. Who assesses, makes nursing diagnoses, plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care?
A. RNs
B. LPNs
C. Nursing assistants
D. Case managers
ANS: A REF: 6-7
18. The nursing team is managed by the medical director.
A. True
B. False
Mosby items and derived items © 2008 by Mosby, Inc., an affiliate of Elsevier Inc.
Some material was previously published.
