The most important goal of the health care team is to:

The nursing assistant at a care facility has answered the phone and a resident’s doctor has asked the resident to be given a painkiller. What should the nursing assistant do?

In the course of a shift, one nurse is administering all the patient’s medications while another nurse is conducting all of the necessary assessments. This situation is an example of:

An alert patient is a young male from Asia. His brother wants to assist the patient with his AM care. The patient has consented to his brother helping in this manner. The nursing assistant:

The term “scope of practice” means:

The nursing assistant failed to provide care with sensitivity when she:

An alert patient is a young male from Asia. His brother wants to assist the patient with his AM care. The patient has consented to his brother helping in this manner. The nursing assistant:

Who are the members of the nursing team? (Select all that apply.)

Which question is most likely to be asked on a Minimum Date Set (MDS) for a new resident of a long term care facility?

The nursing assistant is providing care to a patient who has refused a treatment that may prolong his life. An appropriate action by the nursing assistant is