Body Structure
Digestion begins in this part of the body.
What is the mouth?
This life change marks the end of a working career and may result in reduced income.
What is retirement?
Before providing care, the CNA checks these two (2) patient/resident identifiers instead of relying on things like the room number.
What are the patients/resident’s name and date of birth?
This item should remain within the resident’s reach so the resident can request assistance before getting up.
What is the call light?
Before a fire emergency occurs, staff should know where to find these two fire safety devices on their unit.
What are the fire extinguisher and fire alarm pull station?
Blood cells are formed here.
What is bone marrow?
As parents grow older, their adult children may take on this role by helping with daily needs.
What is a caregiver?
Oxygen makes materials ignite more easily and burn faster because it supports this process.
What is combustion?
Before transferring a resident into or out of a wheelchair, the CNA must secure these.
What are the wheel locks or brakes?
After rescuing patients/residents from immediate fire danger, this action alerts others to the emergency.
What is pulling the fire alarm?
Most nutrient absorption occurs in this part of the digestive tract.
What is the small intestine?
Needing help with tasks that a person once performed alone may threaten this ability to do things for oneself.
What is independence?
A patient/resident is coughing effectively and can speak while choking. The CNA stays with the patient/resident and encourages this action.
What is continuing to cough?
This device goes around the patient's/resident’s waist, over clothing, to help the CNA support the patient/resident during transfers or walking.
What is a gait belt or transfer belt?
When using a fire extinguisher, aim the nozzle at this part of the fire.
What is the base of the fire?
Oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged in these tiny air sacs in the lungs.
What are the alveoli?
Health, finances, life experiences, and social support influence how a person copes with this process.
What is aging?
This document provides information about a hazardous chemical’s risks, protective equipment, and safe cleanup procedures.
What is a Safety Data Sheet (SDS) or Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)?
A CNA notices that a bathroom grab bar is loose. The CNA should take these actions before the patient/resident uses it.
What are discourage its use, call for additional help if needed, and report the hazard immediately to the nurse?
This structure is the control center of the cell.
What is the nucleus?
Urine passes from the bladder through this structure.
What is the urethra?
A patient/resident threatens to hit the CNA. This term describes threats or acts of violence that occur in the healthcare facilities.
What is Workplace Violence (WPV)
These four actions make up the fire response acronym RACE.
What are Rescue, Alarm, Contain, and Extinguish/Evacuate?
A patient/resident begins falling while walking with a CNA. The CNA should help the patient/resident do this while protecting their head and calling for help.
What is ease him/her safely to the floor in a controlled descent while protecting their head?
These are the ear’s two main functions.
What are hearing and balance?
This part of the brain coordinates movement, posture, and balance.
What is the cerebellum?
A patient/resident touches a CNA in a sexually inappropriate way. These are the CNA’s professional responses.
What are calmly telling the patient/resident to stop, establishing clear boundaries, and reporting the inappropriate behavior to the nurse?
After lunch, a piece of meat remains trapped underneath a patient's/resident’s dentures. What two (2) steps should occur to help reduce the risk of choking or aspiration before the patient/resident lays down for a nap.
What is provide good oral care and always remove dentures before patient/resident lays down?
A CNA walks into a room and finds a patient/resident lying on the floor. Before attempting to move the patient/resident, the CNA must do this.
What is call the nurse and stop the patient/resident from getting up until the nurse assesses for any injuries?
This organ secretes insulin.
What is the pancreas?