HARTMAN'S NURSING ASSISTANT
CARE: THE BASICS EXAM WITH
CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2025
Beginning steps for client care - CORRECT-ANSWERS-Knock and wait for permission to enter
-Introduce yourself as Nurse Aide Student
-identify the patient by name
-wash your hands
-Explain procedure and ask for permission
-Provide privacy (cutain, screen, or door)
-Adjust bed to a safe level, usually waist high.
-Lock the bed wheels
Ending steps for client care - CORRECT-ANSWERS-Return to lowest position
-Remove privacy
-Place call light in reach
-wash your hands
-Report any changes in the client to the nurse
,-Document procedure
Long Term Care (LTC) - CORRECT-ANSWERScare given in long-term care facilities for people
who need 24-hour skilled care
skilled care - CORRECT-ANSWERSmedically necessary care given by a skilled nurse or
therapist, it is available 24 hours a day, and it is ordered by a doctor and involved a
treatment plan
chronic condition - CORRECT-ANSWERSany disease or condition that lasts a long time
(usually longer than six months). It usually can't be cured and therefore requires ongoing
treatment and management. Examples include arthritis and asthma.
Example of chronic condition - CORRECT-ANSWERSPhysical disabilities
terminal illness - CORRECT-ANSWERSa disease or condition that will eventually cause death
acute care - CORRECT-ANSWERS24-hour skilled care for short-term illnesses or injuries;
generally given in hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers
subacute care - CORRECT-ANSWERScare for an illness or condition given to people who
need less care than for an acute (sudden onset, short-term) illness or injury but more than
for a chronic (long-term) illness
Example of chronic condition - CORRECT-ANSWERSHeart disease
Example of chronic condition - CORRECT-ANSWERSDementia
, outpatient care - CORRECT-ANSWERSCare given for less than 24 hours for people who have
had treatments or surgery and need short-term skilled care. They do not require an
overnight stay in a hospital or other care facility
Rehabilitation - CORRECT-ANSWERSRestore or improve function after an illness or injjury
hospice care - CORRECT-ANSWERStreatment of the terminally ill in their own homes, or in
special hospital units or other facilities, with the goal of helping them to die comfortably,
without pain. For people who have about 6 months or less to live
Medicare - CORRECT-ANSWERSA federal health insurance program for persons 65 years of
age and older
Medicaid - CORRECT-ANSWERSA medical assistance program that pays for health care
services for people who cannot afford them. For people who have low income, as well as for
people with disabilities.
Nursing assistants are not allowed to - CORRECT-ANSWERSInsert or remove tubes, give tube
feedings, or change sterile dressings
Nursing assistants are part of - CORRECT-ANSWERSA team of health professionals
assistive or adaptive devices - CORRECT-ANSWERSspecial equipment that helps a person
who is ill or disabled perform activities of daily living (ex: occupational therapy)
CARE: THE BASICS EXAM WITH
CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2025
Beginning steps for client care - CORRECT-ANSWERS-Knock and wait for permission to enter
-Introduce yourself as Nurse Aide Student
-identify the patient by name
-wash your hands
-Explain procedure and ask for permission
-Provide privacy (cutain, screen, or door)
-Adjust bed to a safe level, usually waist high.
-Lock the bed wheels
Ending steps for client care - CORRECT-ANSWERS-Return to lowest position
-Remove privacy
-Place call light in reach
-wash your hands
-Report any changes in the client to the nurse
,-Document procedure
Long Term Care (LTC) - CORRECT-ANSWERScare given in long-term care facilities for people
who need 24-hour skilled care
skilled care - CORRECT-ANSWERSmedically necessary care given by a skilled nurse or
therapist, it is available 24 hours a day, and it is ordered by a doctor and involved a
treatment plan
chronic condition - CORRECT-ANSWERSany disease or condition that lasts a long time
(usually longer than six months). It usually can't be cured and therefore requires ongoing
treatment and management. Examples include arthritis and asthma.
Example of chronic condition - CORRECT-ANSWERSPhysical disabilities
terminal illness - CORRECT-ANSWERSa disease or condition that will eventually cause death
acute care - CORRECT-ANSWERS24-hour skilled care for short-term illnesses or injuries;
generally given in hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers
subacute care - CORRECT-ANSWERScare for an illness or condition given to people who
need less care than for an acute (sudden onset, short-term) illness or injury but more than
for a chronic (long-term) illness
Example of chronic condition - CORRECT-ANSWERSHeart disease
Example of chronic condition - CORRECT-ANSWERSDementia
, outpatient care - CORRECT-ANSWERSCare given for less than 24 hours for people who have
had treatments or surgery and need short-term skilled care. They do not require an
overnight stay in a hospital or other care facility
Rehabilitation - CORRECT-ANSWERSRestore or improve function after an illness or injjury
hospice care - CORRECT-ANSWERStreatment of the terminally ill in their own homes, or in
special hospital units or other facilities, with the goal of helping them to die comfortably,
without pain. For people who have about 6 months or less to live
Medicare - CORRECT-ANSWERSA federal health insurance program for persons 65 years of
age and older
Medicaid - CORRECT-ANSWERSA medical assistance program that pays for health care
services for people who cannot afford them. For people who have low income, as well as for
people with disabilities.
Nursing assistants are not allowed to - CORRECT-ANSWERSInsert or remove tubes, give tube
feedings, or change sterile dressings
Nursing assistants are part of - CORRECT-ANSWERSA team of health professionals
assistive or adaptive devices - CORRECT-ANSWERSspecial equipment that helps a person
who is ill or disabled perform activities of daily living (ex: occupational therapy)
