Mosbys Textbook for Nursing Assistants 9th Edition Sorrentino

Mosby’s Textbook for Nursing Assistants 9th Edition Sorrentino Test Bank

Chapter 01: Introduction to Health Care Agencies

Sorrentino: Mosby’s Textbook for Nursing Assistants, 9th Edition

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. An acute illness is:

• A sudden illness from which a person is expected to recover.
• An ongoing illness for which there is no known cure.
• An illness that is slow or gradual in onset.
• An illness for which there is no reasonable expectation of recovery.

ANS: A REF: p. 2

• An ongoing illness that is slow or gradual in onset and for which there is no known cure is:
• An acute illness
• A chronic illness
• A terminal illness
• A physical illness

ANS: B REF: p. 2

3. A nursing pattern that brings services from departments to the bedside is:

• Primary nursing
• Team nursing
• Patient-focused care
• Case management

ANS: C REF: p. 8

4. Functional nursing is:

• A nursing care pattern focusing on tasks and jobs
• A nursing care pattern in which an RN is responsible for the person’s total care
• When a team of nursing staff is led by an RN who decides the amount and kind of

care each person needs

• When services are moved from departments to the bedside.

ANS: A REF: p. 8

5. An RN is responsible for the person’s total care. This is:

• Team nursing
• Primary nursing
• Functional nursing
• Patient-focused care

ANS: B REF: p. 8

• Persons living in long-term care centers are called
• Patients
• Clients
• Residents
• Individuals 1 / 4

ANS: C REF: p. 3

• RNs do which of the following?
• Write doctor’s orders.
• Delegate to LPNs/LVNs.
• Decide which type of facility the person needs.
• Prescribe treatments for the person.

ANS: B REF: p. 7

• Which is a purpose of health care?
• Health promotion
• Providing sources of income for residents
• Deciding which procedures will be paid for
• Training nursing assistants and other students

ANS: A REF: p. 2

• Who is responsible for the entire nursing staff?
• Nurse manager
• Charge nurse
• Staff nurse
• Director of nursing

ANS: D REF: p. 6

• An assisted living residence
• Provides three meals a day NanUdRhSoIusNeGkeTepBi.ngCaOnMd laundry services
• Is for persons with terminal illnesses
• Provides complex, ongoing rehabilitation
• Is for persons with chronic mental illness

ANS: A REF: p. 3

• Assisted living residences provide which of the following?
• Housing
• Help with finances
• Complex medical care
• Terminal illnesses

ANS: A REF: p. 3

• These individuals give basic nursing care under the supervision of a licensed nurse:
• Nurse practitioners
• Social workers
• Nursing assistants
• Medical technologists

ANS: C REF: p. 8

• The director of nursing (DON) is a(n)
• LPN/LVN 2 / 4

• RN
• PT
• OT

ANS: B REF: p. 6

• The nursing team involves which of the following?
• Physicians
• Pharmacists
• LPNs
• Occupational therapists

ANS: C REF: p. 7

• Nursing assistants may report to which of the following?
• An RN
• A physician
• An occupational therapist
• Another nursing assistant

ANS: A REF: p. 6

• Nursing assistants may report to which of the following?
• An LPN/LVN
• The medical director
• A physical therapist
• A physician’s assistant

ANS: A REF: p. 4

• Who assesses, makes nursing diagnoses, plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care?
• RNs
• LPNs
• Nursing assistants
• Case managers

ANS: A REF: p. 6

• Which member of the health team assists persons to learn skills needed for daily living?
• Occupational therapist
• Pharmacist
• Radiographer
• Homemaker

ANS: A REF: p. 6

• As a nursing assistant, you are a part of
• The nursing team
• The board of trustees
• The case management team
• The prospective payment system

ANS: A REF: p. 7 3 / 4

• Who assesses and plans for the nutritional needs of patients and residents?
• The RN
• The dietitian
• The pharmacist
• The doctor

ANS: B REF: p. 5

• LPNs/LVNs are supervised by
• Doctors, dentists, and RNs
• Physical therapists and occupational therapists
• Agency administrators
• Social workers, pharmacists and RNs

ANS: A REF: p. 7

• Who is responsible for diagnosing and treating diseases and injuries?
• The physician.
• The nurse practitioner.
• RNs.
• Physician’s assistant.

ANS: A REF: p. 6

• Who helps patients, residents, and families deal with social, emotional, and environmental

issues affecting illness and recovery?

• The speech-language patho

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• The podiatrist.
• The activities director.
• The social worker.

ANS: D REF: p. 6

• Who makes policies for health care agencies?
• The board of trustees
• The health team
• The PPO
• Medicare and Medicaid

ANS: A REF: p. 3

• The goal of rehabilitation is
• To return persons to the highest possible level of physical and mental functioning
• To reduce the risk of illness
• To help the person make simple life-style changes
• To do as much as possible for the person

ANS: A REF: p. 2

• A hospice is
• A skilled nursing facility
• A home health care agency
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