CNA- CHAPTER 1 UNDERSTANDING HEALTHCARE

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CNA- CHAPTER 1 UNDERSTANDING HEALTHCARE

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Question 1: Which of the following statements is true of adult day services?

(A) This type of care is for people who need to live in the facility where care is provided (B) This type of care is for people who need some assistance and supervision during certain hours (C) Most people who need adult day services are seriously ill or disabled (D) Many types of outpatient surgeries are performed at adult day services centers.

Answer:

(B) This type of care is for people who need some assistance and supervision during certain hours

Question 2: Which of the following statements is true of the Joint Commission?

(A) Long-term care facilities are required by federal law to participate in the Joint Commission's surveys (B) State surveys are the same as the Joint Commission's surveys (C) The goal of the Joint Commission is to improve safety and quality of care (D) The Joint Commission makes decisions relating to Medicaid eligibility

Answer:

(C) The goal of the Joint Commission is to improve safety and quality of care

Question 3: Another name for a long-term care facility is

(A) Skilled nursing facility (SNF) (B) Home healthcare facility (HHF) (C) Assisted living facility (ALF) (D) Adult day services facility (ADSF)

Answer:

(A) Skilled nursing facility (SNF) Question 4: What is the most important thing for a nursing assistant to know about the residents in her care?(A) Whether or not residents have family close by (B) How long residents have been in the facility (C) That each resident is an individual with their own abilities and needs (D) When residents normally have visitors

Answer:

(C) That each resident is an individual with their own abilities and needs

Question 5: Assisted living facilities are initially for

(A) People who need 24-hour skilled care (B) People who need some help with daily care (C) People who will die within six months (D) People who need acute care

Answer:

(B) People who need some help with daily care

Question 6: Most conditions in long-term care are chronic. This means that

(A) The condition requires immediate treatment at a hospital (B) The conditions lasts a long time (C) The condition lasts a short time (D) The condition will usually cause death within three months

Answer:

(B) The conditions lasts a long time Question 7: Care given to people who have approximately six months or less to live is called (A) Acute care (B) Subacute care (C) Rehabilitative care (D) Hospice care

Answer:

(D) Hospice care

Question 8: Care given by specialist to restore or improve function after, and illness or injury is called (A) Acute care (B) Subacute care (C) Rehabilitation (D) Hospice care

Answer:

(C) Rehabilitation Question 9: People who live in a long-term care facility are usually called______ because it is where they live for the duration of their stay.(A) Patients (B) Healthcare providers (C) Regulators (D) Residents

Answer:

(D) Residents Question 10: In general, residents who stay at a facility for more than six months (A) Need 24-hour care (B) Have caregivers available to them in the community (C) Are suffering from a terminal illness (D) Are likely to return to live in the community

Answer:

(A) Need 24-hour care

Question 11: Approximately 68% of residents in long-term care facilities are

(A) Younger than 50 years old (B) Female (C) Male (D) Developmentally disabled children

Answer:

(B) Female

Question 12: Home health aides

(A) May clean or shop for groceries (B) Have no contact with the client's family and/or family (C) Do not have any supervision (D) Are not allowed to provide personal care

Answer:

(A) May clean or shop for groceries Question 13: If a surveyor asks a nursing assistant (NA) a question and the NA does not know the answer, what would be her best response?(A) The NA should try to guess the correct answer.(B) The NA should offer information on another topic (C) The NA should try to tell the surveyor what she thinks he wants to hear (D) The NA should admit that she does not know and should find out the answer

Answer:

(D) The NA should admit that she does not know and should find out the answer

Question 14: What is the purpose of surveys in long-term care facilities?

(A) To count the number of residents (B) To refine the care-planning process (C) To study how well residents are cared for (D) To help the facility decide appropriate visiting hours

Answer:

(C) To study how well residents are cared for