The Nursing Assistant: Acute, Subacute, and Long-Term Care
JoLynn Pulliam, Meg Holloway
6th Edition
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Chapter |1. |Introduction |to |Health |Care 2
Chapter |2. |The |Nursing |Assistant 7
Chapter |3. |Communication |and |Interpersonal |Skills 11
Chapter |4. |Relating |to |Your |Patients 15
Chapter |5. |Infection |Control 19
Chapter |6. |Environmental |Safety, |Accident |Prevention, |and |Disaster |Plans 23
Chapter |7. |Emergency |Situations 27
Chapter |8. |Body |Systems |and |Common |Diseases 31
Chapter |9. |Vital |Signs 35
Chapter |10. |Positioning, |Moving, |and |Ambulation 39
Chapter |11. |Admission, |Transfer, |and |Discharge 43
Chapter |12. |The |Patient's |Environment 48
Chapter |13. |Hygiene |and |Grooming 52
Chapter |14. |Special |Skin |Care 56
Chapter |15. |Nutrition 60
Chapter |16. |Elimination |Needs 64
Chapter |17. |Specimen |Collection |and |Testing 68
Chapter |18. |AM |and |PM |Care 72
Chapter |19. |Restorative |Care |and |Rehabilitation 78
Chapter |20. |Additional |Patient |Care |Procedures 82
Chapter |21. |Preoperative |and |Postoperative |Care 86
Chapter |22. |Subacute |Care 90
Chapter |23. |Special |Skills |in |Long-Term |Care 94
Chapter |24. |Death |and |Dying 99
, The |Nursing |Assistant: |Acute, |Subacute, |and |Long-Term |Care, |6e
|(Pulliam) |Chapter |1 Introduction |to |Health |Care
1) A |nursing |assistant |could |apply |for |employment |at |which |of |these |health |care |organizations?
A) A |hospital
B) A |nursing |home
C) A |home |health |agency
D) Any |of |the |above
|Answer: D
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LO: 2. |List |and |describe |different |types |of |health |care |facilities.
2) When |a |nursing |assistant |provides |quality |care |to |a |patient, |it |is |important |that |the |care |is
A) Given |according |to |the |RN's |cultural |preferences.
B) Given |in |the |way |that |will |cost |the |least.
C) Culturally |acceptable |to |the |patient.
D) Done |as |quickly |as |possible |each
|day. |Answer: C
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LO: 1. |Identify |the |purposes |of |health |care |facilities.
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3) Ms. |Janda |is |being |discharged |from |the |acute |care |hospital. |She |is |still |quite |ill |and |requires
intravenous |medications. |She |needs |skilled |nursing |care. |Which |of |the |following |facilities
|would |she |be |moved |to?
A) A |long-term |care |facility
B) A |home |health |agency
C) A |rehabilitation |facility
D) A |subacute |care |facility
|Answer: D
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LO: 2. |List |and |describe |different |types |of |health |care |facilities.
4) A |nursing |assistant |is |a |key |position |on |the |health |care |team. |The |primary |responsibility
|for |nursing |assistants |is |to
A) Assist |the |doctor |by |performing |procedures.
B) Supervise |environmental |services |teams.
C) Care |for |patients |under |the |supervision |of |an |RN.
D) Schedule |LPN |staff |on |all |shifts.
|Answer: C
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LO: 3. |Describe |a |typical |organizational |structure |of |a |health |care |facility |and |explain |how
|the |nursing |assistant |fits |into |this |structure.
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