ADLs
Equipment used for helping a patient to transfer or ambulate
What is a gait belt/transfer belt
What are standard precautions?
After entering clients room to do a procedure, you should
What is provide for privacy?
Pt notifies you they are scared of the coming procedure. How should staff respond?
What is listen to concerns/fears, notify nurse if there are any questions?
CNAs are allowed to assess or observe?
What is observe?
What is restoring a persons highest possible level of physical, psychological, social, and economic function?
Acronyms for maintaining patient safety in their room and in bed
KIPLEW SSLOW
knock, introduce, provide for privacy, locked/low, exit, wash hands
Signal in hand, side rails as in care plan, locked and low, out of the room, wash your hands
Your pt has left sided weakness but wants their hair braided, how should you respond
What is allow the pt to do as much of their hair care as possible then braid the hair as pt wants?
Maslows heirarchy of needs, base needs
What is physiological needs? Breathing, food, water, shelter, clothing, and sleep
The CNA is allowed to do any care the facility in which they work allows
What is False?
Supplies needed for oral care
What is toothbrush, toothpaste, rinse cup, emesis basin, and towel?
Type of gloves used when assisting in aseptic technique
What are sterile gloves?
Pt is being discharged, they have a hard time bending over to preform their own peri care. What equipment should be request for the pt to go home with?
Client is nonverbal, what equipment should be used by staff?
What is communication board?
Type of abuse and response: CNA overhears family members threatening to take all residents monies for their own use
What is financial exploitation, notify RN or appropriate authority right away?
Client is a high fall risk and needs a shower, they want complete privacy, what should staff do
What is notify client of fall risk, facility policy, needing to keep them safe, allowing autonomy with them doing as much of their shower as able?
What is the flow sheet and notify the RN of elevated BP?
Resident wants to go to bingo and have a family meeting later, staff accommodates by
What is allow for appropriate notification of times of bingo and request a room for privacy for the family meeting?
What is self neglect and depression?
Pt is recovering from a MVA, they have had a hip, femur surgery along with a casted arm. To what type of facility will they discharge and with what therapies?
What is SNF or skilled nursing facility, with physical and occupational therapy?
Surveyor asks how you know how long a cleaning product should be applied to equipment for disinfecting
What is check the items label and look in the SDS (safety data sheet)?
Resident wants to go shopping by taking the bus at 10am. What action should staff take?
What is notify RN or supervisor of resident plans, help with morning routine to get ready for bus?
What is de-escalate?
The 10 rights of residents
What is right information, to refuse treatment, privacy and confidentiality, personal choice, to work, have resident groups, keep/use personal items, freedom from abuse, mistreatment and neglect, freedom from restraint, and quality of life?