NURS Chapter 1 Flashcards
Helping persons return to their highest physical and mental function is called
a. Maintaining independence
b. Promoting health
c. Preventing disease
d. Rehabilitation
D
Which provides 24-hour nursing care?
a. Board and care homes
b. Assisted living residences
c. Nursing centers
d. Residential care facilities
C
Who controls policy in a nursing center?
a. The director of nursing
b. The owner
c. The health team
d. Medicare and Medicaid
B
A health care program for terminally ill persons is a
a. Hospice
b. Board and care home
c. Skilled nursing facility
d. Home care agency
A
The nursing team does not include
a. Doctors
b. LPNs/LVNs
c. Nursing assistants
d. RNs
A
Who is responsible for the entire nursing staff?
a. The case manager
b. The RN
c. The director of nursing
d. The medical director
C
Nursing assistants are supervised by
a. RNs and LPNs/LVNs
b. Other nursing assistants
c. The health team
d. The medical director
A
The nursing assistant’s role is to
a. Meet Medicare and Medicaid standards
b. Assist nurses in giving care
c. Carry out the doctor’s orders
d. Manage care
B
Medicare is for persons who
a. Are 65 years of age and older
b. Are part of a PPO
c. Have group insurance
d. Have low incomes
A
A survey team is at your center. A team member asks you some questions. You should
a. Refer all questions to the nurse
b. Answer as the DON tells you to
c. Give as little information as possible
d. Give honest and complete answers
D
What state law affects what nursing assistants can do?
a. Standards for nursing assistants
b. OBRA
c. Nurse practice act
d. Medicaid
C
Your nursing assistant certification can be revoked for
a. Refusing a nursing task
b. Asking the nurse questions
c. Performing acts beyond your role
d. Keeping the person’s information confidential
C
Which requires a training and competency evaluation program for nursing assistants?
a. Medicare
b. Medicaid
c. NCSBN
d. OBRA
D
As a nursing assistant, you
a. Must perform all nursing tasks as directed by the nurse
b. Make decisions about a person’s care
c. Need a written job description before employment
d. Give a medication when a nurse tells you to
C
As a nursing assistant, you
a. Can take verbal or phone orders from doctors
b. Are responsible for your own actions
c. Can remove tubes from the person’s body
d. Can ignore a nursing task if it is not in your job description
B
Who assigns and supervises your work?
a. Other nursing assistants
b. The health team
c. Nurses
d. Doctors
C
You are responsible for
a. Supervising other nursing assistants
b. Delegation decisions
c. Completing delegated tasks safely
d. Deciding what treatments are needed
C
A task is in your job description. Which is false?
a. The nurse must delegate the task to you.
b. The nurse can delegate the task if the person’s circumstances are right.
c. You must have the necessary education and training to complete the task.
d. You must have clear directions before you perform the task.
A
You can refuse to perform a task for these reasons except
a. The task is beyond the legal limits of your role
b. The task is not in your job description
c. You do not like the task
d. A nurse is not available to supervise you
C
You decide to refuse a task. What should you do?
a. Delegate the task to a nursing assistant
b. Communicate your concerns to the nurse
c. Ignore the request
d. Talk to the director of nursing
B
