(Test Bank) Mosby’s Essentials For Nursing Assistants

Sorrentino, 6

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Mosby’s Essentials for Nursing Assistants 6th Edition Sorrentino Test Bank Chapter 01: Introduction to Health Care Sorrentino: Mosby’s Essentials for Nursing Assistants, 6th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. An acute illness is a. a sudden illness from which the person is expected to recover. b. an on-going illness for which there is no known cure. c. an illness that is slow or gradual in onset. d. an illness for which there is no reasonable expectation of recovery. ANS: A REF: p. 002 2. An on-going 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: p. 002 3. 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. a team of nursing staff led by an RN who delegates care to other nurses. d. moving services from departments to the bedside. ANS: A REF: p. 005 4. An RN is responsible for the person’s total care. This is called a. team nursing. b. primary nursing. c. functional nursing. d. patient -focused care. ANS: B REF: p. 005 5. Persons living in long-term care centers are called a. patients. b. clients. c. residents. d. individuals. ANS: C REF: p. 002 6. Persons receiving care in hospitals are called a. patients. b. clients. c. residents. d. individuals. ANS: A REF: p. 002 7. Which health team member is responsible for the entire nursing staff? a. Nurse manager b. Charge nurse c. Staff nurse d. Director of nursing ANS: D REF: p. 004 8. An assisted living residence (ALR) a. provides three meals a day and 24-hour supervision. b. is for persons with terminal illnesses. c. provides complex, on-going rehabilitation. d. is for persons with chronic mental illness. ANS: A REF: p. 003 9. Assisted living residences (ALRs) provide the following except a. housing. b. personal care. c. complex medical care. d. social activities. ANS: C REF: p. 002 10. Which of these individuals perform delegated nursing tasks under the supervision of a licensed nurse? a. Nurse practitioners b. Social workers c. Nursing assistants d. Medical technologists ANS: C REF: p. 005 11. The nursing team involves the following except a. physicians. b. RNs. c. LPNs. d. nursing assistants. ANS: A REF: p. 005 12. Which person leads the health team? a. An RN b. An LPN/LVN c. A nurse manager d. A nursing assistant ANS: A REF: p. 005 13. LPNs/LVNs may be supervised by all of the following except a. RN. b. nursing assistant. c. licensed doctor. d. licensed dentist. ANS: B REF: p. 005 14. Which health team member assesses, makes nursing diagnoses, plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care? a. RN b. LPN c. Nursing assistant d. Case manager ANS: A REF: p. 005 15. As a nursing assistant, you are part of a. the interdisciplinary health care team. b. the board of trustees. c. the case management team. d. the prospective payment system. ANS: A REF: p. 004 16. Which term describes when services are moved from departments to the patient’s bedside? a. Case management b. Patient -focused care c. Primary nursing d. Team nursing ANS: B REF: p.N00U5 17. Nursing education staff a. manages physicians. b. supervises dietitians. c. trains nursing assistants. d. oversees social workers. ANS: C REF: p. 005 18. Dementia care units are a. open units. b. closed units. c. hospice units. d. managed care units. ANS: B REF: p. 003 19. A hospice is a. a skilled nursing facility. b. a home health care agency. c. a health care program for persons who present dangers to themselves or others. d. an agency or program for persons who are dying. ANS: D REF: p. 003 20. A federal health insurance program for persons 65 years of age and older is a. Private insurance. b. Group insurance. c. an HMO. d. Medicare. ANS: D REF: p. 006 21. Medicaid is a. a preferred provider organization. b. a health care payment program jointly funded by the federal government and the states. c. a private insurance plan bought by individuals. d. a federal health insurance program for persons 65 years of age or older. ANS: B REF: p. 006 22. The goal of the health team is to a. provide quality care. b. carry out the doctor’s orders. c. develop care plans for patients and residents. d. follow agency policies and procedures. ANS: A REF: p. 004 23. Generally, persons needing complete care in long-term care centers a. know who and where theNy arRe, thIe yGear,Ban.dCtimMe of day. b. can meet their needs. c. are very disabled, confused, or disoriented. d. can say what they need and want. ANS: C REF: p. 002 24. Short -term nursing center residents a. have birth defects. b. have childhood injuries or diseases. c. are recovering from fractures, acute illness or surgery, and other injuries. d. are dying. ANS: C REF: p. 002 25. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act requires that a. people over 65 years of age have Medicare. b. mentally ill patients are institutionalized. c. nurses care for all patients equally. d. all Americans have health insurance. ANS: D REF: p. 006 26. An illness from which the person will not likely recover is a. an acute illness. b. a terminal illness. c. a hospice illness. d. respite care. ANS: B REF: p. 002 27. During the survey process your role is to a. protect the person’s rights. b. discourage the family members from speaking to a surveyor. c. hide in the supply room so that the surveyors can speak only to nurses. d. guess at any answer you do not know. ANS: A REF: p. 007 28. A survey is performed to determine if a. nurses are delegating properly. b. nursing assistants are focusing on PRIDE. c. patients are recovering from illness. d. standards are being met. ANS: D REF: p. 007 29. You are responsible for the care you give. To provide quality care a. follow agency policy only when completing a task you have not done before. b. refuse to mop the floor that is wet since it is not your normal routine. c. reprimand a person who is disrespectful to you so that he/she will not be able to get away with it. d. maintain good work ethics. ANS: D REF: p.N00U7 Chapter 02: The Person’s Rights Sorrentino: Mosby’s Essentials for Nursing Assistants, 6th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A resident’s son is visiting. Which will not protect the person’s privacy? a. Allowing the person and her son to visit without interrupting b. Asking the person’s son to leave while you give care c. Exposing the person’s body in front of her son d. Allowing the person’s son to read her e-mail to her in private ANS: C REF: p. 011 2. Residents of long-term care centers are informed of their rights a. orally and in writing. b. after they are admitted to the nursing center. c. by the doctor. d. only if the resident asks to receive information. ANS: A REF: p. 010 3. Which is not a patient right? The right to a. a clean and safe setting. b. privacy. c. be involved in care. d. information about other patients. ANS: D REF: p. 011 4. Which statement is correct ? a. Restraints are used to discipline a person. b. Restraints are used if you feel they are needed. c. Restraints are used for staff convenience. d. Restraint use requires a doctor’s order. ANS: D REF: p. 013 5. Restraints are ordered by the a. nurse. b. interdisciplinary health care team. c. doctor. d. the person’s legal representative. ANS: C REF: p. 013 6. Residents of nursing centers can work for the following reasons except a. for care, care items, and privileges. b. if the person wants to. c. for activity reasons. d. for rehabilitation reasons. ANS: A REF: p. 013 N R I G B.C M 7. Someone who supports or promotes the needs and interests of another person in the long -term care setting is known as a/an a. representative. b. ombudsman. c. surveyor. d. director of nursing. ANS: B REF: p. 010 8. You have an important role in meeting standards and in the survey process. A surveyor may ask you a. if you arrived to work on time today. b. how you provide needed transportation. c. whether or not you are married. d. where you went to school. ANS: B REF: p. 015 9. If a resident refuses his or her morning treatment, the center must a. respect his or her wish and ask no further questions. b. threaten to call his or her family member. c. remove all privileges for the day until the resident takes the medication. d. find out the reason for the refusal and offer other treatment options. ANS: D REF: p. 012 10. A patient’s family member asks you for the laboratory results of their mother. You a. show them the results but nUot mSenNtionTthem oOut loud. b. refer them to the doctor. c. report their request to the nurse. d. make a photocopy of the laboratory results for the family member. ANS: C REF: p. 012 11. Resident rights are a major part of a. Medicare and Medicaid. b. health maintenance organizations. c. Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987. d. The Older Americans Act. ANS: C REF: p. 010 12. You protect a resident’s privacy during a bath by a. opening window shades so that the person can see outside. b. opening the door to the person’s room. c. closing the privacy curtain. d. avoiding draping the person to prevent chilling. ANS: C REF: p. 012 13. An example of a resident’s right is a. right to a job. b. right to information. c. right to select his or her roommate. d. right to elope. ANS: B REF: p. 012 14. An example of involuntary seclusion is a. having the person sleep in his or her room at night. b. forcing the person to remain in his or her room during breakfast. c. allowing the person to talk in the courtyard area during daylight hours. d. permitting the person to remain in his or her room while it is being cleaned. ANS: B REF: p. 013 TRUE/FALSE 1. You are responsible for protecting the resident’s rights. ANS: T REF: p. 010 2. The resident can visit with family and friends in private. ANS: T REF: p. 011 3. A resident wants a bath in the evening, not in the morning. The person has the right to make this choice. ANS: T REF: p.N01U6R 4. A student wants to observe a treatment. The person’s consent is not needed because the observer is a student. ANS: F REF: p. 012 5. Restraints may be used for disciplining a person who has been using the call light excessively. ANS: F REF: p. 013 6. Every person has the right to refuse treatment regardless of what the doctor suggests. ANS: T REF: p. 012 7. It is a resident’s right to have his or her privacy and confidentiality maintained of written communications only. ANS: F REF: p. 010 8. It is a resident’s right to be seen by the facility’s main doctor even if the resident prefers someone else. ANS: T REF: p. 011 Chapter 03: The Nursing Assistant Sorrentino: Mosby’s Essentials for Nursing Assistants, 6th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. OBRA requires training and a competency evaluation for nursing assistants working in a. hospital acute -care units. b. nursing centers. c. hospices. d. doctors’ offices. ANS: B REF: p. 019 2. How many hours of instruction does OBRA require? a. 16 b. 32 c. At least 48 d. At least 75 ANS: D REF: p. 019 3. The competency evaluation required by OBRA involves a a. written test only. b. skills test only. c. written test and a skills test. d. licensing examination. ANS: C REF: p. 019 4. How many testing attempts does OBRA allow? a. 1 b. At least 2 c. At least 3 d. At least 4 ANS: C REF: p. 019 5. The nursing assistant registry includes information about a. prior education. b. children. c. marriages. d. findings of abuse, neglect, or dishonest use of property. ANS: D REF: p. 019 6. A new competency evaluation is required for persons who a. have not worked as a nursing assistant for 24 months. b. were found guilty of abuse or neglect. c. were convicted of a crime. d. did not have good performance evaluations. ANS: A REF: p. 020 7. As a nursing assistant, you can a. report changes in the person’s condition to the nurse. b. give drugs and insert tubes into body openings. c. take verbal or phone orders from doctors. d. discuss the person’s diagnosis with the family. ANS: A REF: p. 021 8. A nurse asks you to perform a task that is beyond the legal limits of your role. Which is correct ? a. Perform the task so that you do not lose your job. b. Firmly refuse and explain why. c. Ignore the request. d. Think about it for a few days. ANS: B REF: p. 027 9. Which tells you what the agency expects you to do? a. Your job description b. The state nurse practice act c. OBRA d. Code of ethics ANS: A REF: p. 022 10. A nurse can delegate a. responsibilities. b. accountability. c. the Five Rights of Delegation. d. nursing tasks. ANS: D REF: p. 025 11. Which nursing team members cannot delegate? a. RNs b. LPNs c. LVNs d. Nursing assistants ANS: D REF: p. 025 12. Before a nurse delegates a task to you, the nurse must know the following except a. Is the task included in your job description? b. Do you want to perform the task? c. Do you have the necessary training to perform the task? d. Do you have the experience to perform the task safely? ANS: B REF: p. 025 13. Does a nurse have to delegate a task to you? a. Yes, if the task is in your job description. b. Yes, if the nurse teaches you how to perform the task. c. No. The nurse makes delegation decisions that are best for the person. d. No. The nurse performs the task unless he or she is busy. ANS: C REF: p. 025 14. The Five Rights of Delegation involve a. the right task, the right circumstances, the right person, the right directions and communication, and the right supervision. b. the right law, the right job description, the right policies and procedures, the right training, and the right communication and supervision. c. the right task, the right job description, the right person, the right training, and the right supervision. d. the right job description, the right task, the right person, the right directions and communication, and the right supervision. ANS: A REF: p. 027 15. You can refuse to do a delegated task if a. you are too busy. b. you do not like the task. c. it is the end of your shift and you are ready to go home. d. the task is not in your job description. ANS: D REF: p. 027 Chapter 04: Ethics and Laws Sorrentino: Mosby’s Essentials for Nursing Assistants, 6th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The willful infliction of injury that results in physical harm is known as a. assault. b. defamation. c. battery. d. abuse. ANS: D REF: p. 030 2. Touching a person’s body without his or her consent is a. assault. b. battery. c. invasion of privacy. d. libel. ANS: B REF: p. 030 3. Intentionally attempting or threatening to touch a person’s body without the person’s consent is a. assault. b. battery. c. invasion of privacy. d. defamation. ANS: A REF: p. 030 4. Knowledge of what is right conduct and wrong conduct is a. ethics. b. torts. c. civil law. d. public law. ANS: A REF: p. 031 5. The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 (OBRA) requires a. nurses to utilize good work ethics. b. investigation results be reported within 15 days of the incident. c. claims of abuse to be thoroughly investigated. d. the matter be reported to the doctor immediately. ANS: C REF: p. 038 6. You give incorrect information on a job application. This is a. libel. b. slander. c. defamation. d. fraud. ANS: D REF: p. 033 7. Unlawful restraint or restriction of a person’s movement is a. malpractice. b. invasion of privacy. c. negligence. d. false imprisonment. ANS: D REF: p. 033 8. An ethical person a. does not cause a person harm. b. is biased. c. is prejudiced. d. does not have opinions or facts. ANS: A REF: p. 031 9. An act or behavior that meets your needs, not the needs of the patient or resident, is a. a crime. b. assault. c. a boundary violation. d. defamation. ANS: C REF: p. 031 10. You tell your patient what a great time you had on your date last night. This is a. invasion of privacy. b. boundary crossing. c. slander. d. emotional abuse. ANS: B REF: p. 032 11. Protecting the right to privacy involves the following except a. keeping information about the person confidential. b. exposing only the body part involved in care or the procedure. c. allowing visitors to remain in the room when care is given. d. screening the person when giving care. ANS: C REF: p. 033 12. A nursing assistant pinches and pushes a patient. This is a. negligence. b. malpractice. c. neglect. d. physical abuse. ANS: D REF: p. 037 13. A resident’s call light goes unanswered. His son finds the person lying on sheets soaked with urine. This is a. neglect. b. emotional abuse. c. physical abuse. d. malpractice. ANS: A REF: p. 036 14. A resident did not get to the bathroom in time. She urinated and had a bowel movement in her clothing. To prevent an accident in the dining room, the nurse makes the person stay in her room. This is a. malpractice. b. involuntary seclusion. c. neglect. d. physical abuse. ANS: B REF: p. 037 15. You see a nursing assistant hitting a patient. What should you do? a. Talk to the patient. b. Call the police. c. Tell the nurse. d. Mind your own business. ANS: C REF: p. 038 16. You are walking by a patient room. You hear a nurse shouting at a patient. This is a. battery. b. a tort. c. verbal abuse. d. neglect. ANS: C REF: p. 037 17. You suspect that a nursing center resident is being abused. What should you do? a. Tell the nurse. b. Call the police. c. Talk to the family. d. Mind your own business. ANS: A REF: p. 038 18. The process by which a person receives and understands information about a treatment or procedure and is able to decide if she or he will receive it is a. negligence. b. boundary crossing. c. deceit. d. informed consent. ANS: D REF: p. 035 19. To prevent defamation never a. cause a patient physical harm. b. make false statements about anyone. c. report abuse or neglect. d. tell the truth. ANS: B REF: p. 034 20. Child abuse occurs in children a. under 18 years of age. b. only between ages 6 and 15. c. who no longer live with their parents. d. ages 19 to 24. ANS: A REF: p. 038 TRUE/FALSE 1. Intimate partner violence is physical, sexual, or psychological harm by a current or former partner or spouse. ANS: T REF: p. 038 2. Elder abuse is any knowing, intentional, or negligent act by a caregiver or any other person to an older adult. ANS: T REF: p. 036 3. Wrongful use of electronic communications can result in jail time. ANS: T REF: p.N03U4