Role of Nurse Aide
This is the primary responsibility of a nurse aide when assisting residents with daily activities such as bathing, dressing, and eating.
What is providing personal care?
This is the single most effective way to prevent the spread of infection.
What is handwashing?
This vital sign measures the force of blood against the walls of the arteries.
What is blood pressure?
This right ensures residents can make choices about their own care and daily life.
What is the right to self-determination?
hen caring for a resident with diabetes, the nurse aide should report this symptom immediately.
hat is unusual sweating, confusion, or signs of low blood sugar?
Before performing any care task, a nurse aide must do this to ensure infection control and resident safety.
What is wash their hands?
When lifting a heavy object, a nurse aide should bend at these joints to protect their back.
What are the knees and hips?
When turning a resident every two hours, the nurse aide is helping prevent this common complication.
What are pressure ulcers (bedsores)?
When speaking with a resident, a nurse aide should always do this to show respect and maintain dignity.
What is address them by their preferred name?
If a resident is having a seizure, the nurse aide should do this first to keep them safe.
What is move objects away and protect their head?
When a nurse aide observes a change in a resident’s condition, they should do this immediately.
What is report it to the nurse?
This color-coded container is used for disposing of needles and other sharp objects.
What is a sharps container?
This position, where the resident is lying on their back with the head slightly elevated, is often used for comfort and breathing.
What is the Fowler’s position?
This type of communication involves using body language, facial expressions, and gestures to convey messages.
What is nonverbal communication?
This term refers to the emergency procedure used when a person is choking and cannot breathe.
What is the Heimlich maneuver (abdominal thrusts)?
This term describes the legal and ethical obligation of a nurse aide to keep resident information private.
What is confidentiality?
This term refers to practices that reduce the number and spread of pathogens.
What is medical asepsis?
Before feeding a resident, the nurse aide should always check this to ensure safety and prevent choking.
What is the resident’s swallowing ability?
If a resident refuses care, the nurse aide should do this instead of forcing the care.
What is respect their decision and report to the nurse?
If a resident falls and appears injured, the nurse aide should do this before moving them.
What is call for help and check for injuries?
When transferring a resident from bed to wheelchair, the nurse aide should use this device to ensure safety.
What is a gait belt?
When a resident is on contact precautions, the nurse aide must wear these two items before entering the room.
What are gloves and gown?
This term refers to assisting a resident with elimination needs, such as using a bedpan or helping to the bathroom.
What is toileting?
When a resident speaks a different language, the nurse aide should use this approach to ensure understanding.
What is use an interpreter or simple gestures and clear communication?
This position is recommended for a resident who is in shock while waiting for emergency help.
What is lying flat with legs elevated (if no injury prevents it)?