Role of Nursing Assistant
After completing your Nurse Assisting course, you have this amount of time to apply to take the nurse assisting competency exam to become certified
What is one year?
What PPE the nursing assistant should wear when caring for a patient with MRSA
What are gloves and gown?
The person responsible for identifying who is at risk for being exposed to bloodborne pathogens
Who is the employer?
A clean, dry, wrinkle-free bed helps prevent this...
What are pressure injuries?
The cleaning protocol for caring for a patient who is incontinent of urine
What is bathe and dry the affected skin area?
A federal law that establishes rules for care in nursing facilities and nurse assistant training
What is the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 (aka OBRA)?
The appropriate way to carry clean linens
What is away from the body and uniform?
Procedure for handling of biohazardous materials to reduce pathogen transmission
What is put in a leak-proof "biohazard" bag?
Healthy skin is the body's first line of...
What is "defense"?
With stroke victims, the side of the patient a nursing assistant should dress first
What is the affected side?
The action the nursing assistant should take when they spot a new sore on the skin of the patient's back side
What is report immediately to the nurse?
The contaminated parts of a barrier gown
What are the gown front and sleeves?
The purpose of OSHA's bloodborne pathogens standard
What is to minimize exposure to bloodborne pathogens at the workplace
Changing a bedridden patient's position every two hours, helps prevent this...
What are pressure injuries?
Best way to help with putting a patient's shirt on
What is put your hand through their sleeve first then grasp their hand?
State law that defines duties of NAs in Oregon
What is the Oregon State Board of Nursing, Nurse Practice Act Division 63?
The absolute best way to break the chain of infection is through this action...
What is washing your hands?
When a nursing assistant should follow bloodborne pathogen standards
What is all the time?
The proper way to dry a patient's skin during a bed bath
What is use a clean, dry towel and pat the skin dry?
During nail care, the amount of time you should soak a patient's fingernails in warm water
What is 5 minutes?