nursing, past and present
key learning points
- nursing, past and present

activity a select the single best answer for each of the following questions.
1. what is florence nightingale credited for?
a. demonstrating the effect of music on the sick
b. establishing nursing as a profession in its own right
c. founding the world’s first hospital
d. discovering the cure for smallpox
2. what were early nursing assistants called?
a. helpers
b. sub-nurses
c. aides
d. caretakers

education of the nursing assistant
key learning points
- obra requirements for nursing assistant training
- contents of the registry

activity b select the single best answer for each of the following questions.
1. what does obra stand for?
a. overall budget reconciliation act
b. omnibus budget reconciliation act
c. omnibus budget revision act
d. omnibus budget reform act
2. obra requires that every state maintain an official database of the people who have successfully completed the nursing assistant training program. what is this record called?
a. a catalogue
b. a database
c. a handbook
d. a registry

activity c mark each statement as either “true” (t) or “false” (f). correct the false statements.
1. t f many long-term care facilities offer nursing assistant training programs.
2. t f obra requires all nursing assistants to undergo a minimum of 50 hours of training.
3. t f a student is given three opportunities to successfully complete the competency evaluation at the end of the training period.
4. t f the principle of reciprocity means that your certificate will not be valid in states other than where you received your training.
5. t f nursing assistants who have not worked for 2 consecutive years need to undergo retraining and retake the competency evaluation.

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nursing, past and present
key learning points
- nursing, past and present

activity a select the single best answer for each of the following questions.
1. what is florence nightingale credited for?
   a. demonstrating the effect of music on the sick
   b. establishing nursing as a profession in its own right
   c. founding the world’s first hospital
   d. discovering the cure for smallpox
2. what were early nursing assistants called?
   a. helpers
   b. sub-nurses
   c. aides
   d. caretakers

education of the nursing assistant
key learning points
- obra requirements for nursing assistant training
- contents of the registry

activity b select the single best answer for each of the following questions.
1. what does obra stand for?
   a. overall budget reconciliation act
   b. omnibus budget reconciliation act
   c. omnibus budget revision act
   d. omnibus budget reform act
2. obra requires that every state maintain an official database of the people who have successfully completed the nursing assistant training program. what is this record called?
   a. a catalogue
   b. a database
   c. a handbook
   d. a registry

activity c mark each statement as either “true” (t) or “false” (f). correct the false statements.
1. t f many long-term care facilities offer nursing assistant training programs.
2. t f obra requires all nursing assistants to undergo a minimum of 50 hours of training.
3. t f a student is given three opportunities to successfully complete the competency evaluation at the end of the training period.
4. t f the principle of reciprocity means that your certificate will not be valid in states other than where you received your training.
5. t f nursing assistants who have not worked for 2 consecutive years need to undergo retraining and retake the competency evaluation.

Accepted Answer

### Activity A
1.
# Brief Explanations:
Florence Nightingale is known for establishing nursing as a professional field. Option a is incorrect (she didn't focus on music's effect on the sick), option c is incorrect (she didn't found the world's first hospital), and option d is incorrect (she didn't discover a smallpox cure). So the correct answer is b.
# Answer:
b. Establishing nursing as a profession in its own right

2.
# Brief Explanations:
Early nursing assistants were called aides. Option a (helpers), b (sub - nurses), and d (caretakers) are not the correct historical term for early nursing assistants.
# Answer:
c. Aides

### Activity B
1.
# Brief Explanations:
OBRA stands for Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act. Option a (Overall Budget Reconciliation Act) is incorrect, option c (Omnibus Budget Revision Act) is incorrect, and option d (Omnibus Budget Reform Act) is incorrect.
# Answer:
b. Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act

2.
# Brief Explanations:
The official database of people who completed nursing assistant training is called a registry. A catalogue is for listing items, a database is a general term (registry is a specific type of database for this purpose), and a handbook is a guide. So the correct answer is d.
# Answer:
d. A registry

### Activity C
1.
# Brief Explanations:
Many long - term care facilities do offer nursing assistant training programs to train staff or for external candidates. So the statement is true.
# Answer:
T

2.
# Brief Explanations:
OBRA requires a minimum of 75 hours of training for nursing assistants, not 50. So the statement is false. The corrected statement is: OBRA requires all nursing assistants to undergo a minimum of 75 hours of training.
# Answer:
F; Corrected: OBRA requires all nursing assistants to undergo a minimum of 75 hours of training.

3.
# Brief Explanations:
A student is typically given three opportunities to pass the competency evaluation at the end of nursing assistant training. So the statement is true.
# Answer:
T

4.
# Brief Explanations:
The principle of reciprocity means that a nursing assistant's certificate is valid in other states (they can transfer their certification). The given statement describes the opposite. So the statement is false. The corrected statement is: The principle of reciprocity means that your certificate will be valid in states other than where you received your training.
# Answer:
F; Corrected: The principle of reciprocity means that your certificate will be valid in states other than where you received your training.

5.
# Brief Explanations:
Nursing assistants who have not worked for 2 consecutive years need to undergo retraining and retake the competency evaluation. So the statement is true.
# Answer:
T

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