Nursing Fundamentals-Benchmark Review (Units 4, 1, and 2)

Homes for the aged are licensed by the Division of Health Services Regulation and monitored by Adult Home Specialist within the:

• County department of Social Services

• State department of aging

• County health department

• State department of social services

Which type of care is provided to people with a terminal illness?

• Preventative

• Palliative/comfort

• Curative

• Hospital/acute

The abbreviation CMS represents:

• Certified Medical System

• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

• Centers for Medical Services

• Certified Medicare and Medicaid Services

What action is taken when a facility is found to have substandard care and charged a civil money penalty?

• Fraud

• Sanction

• Misappropriation

• Abuse

Which of the following is a TRUE emergency?

• sore throat and fever

• an ingrown toenail

• ear and throat pain

• difficulty breathing

Which of the following is a TRUE emergency?

• sore throat and fever

• an ingrown toenail

• ear and throat pain

• difficulty breathing

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a NA?

• Trustworthy

• Committed to job

• Impatient

• Cooperative

A NA with long hair should wear it:

• down & straight

• down & curly

• Up off the shoulders and away from face

• It does not matter as long as it is clean

Mary, a new NA walked into a patient’s room to change their clothes, but she did not pull the curtains when she started undressing the patient. Which legal parameter did Mary commit?

• Negligence

• Malpractice

• Invasion of Privacy

• Assault

Mary, a NA, committed______ when she told a resident she was an RN.

• False Imprisonment

• Libel

• Slander

• Fraud