Legal & Ethical
Fair and equal treatment for all.
What is Justice
True or False:
Patients are solely responsible for their own comfort.
What is FALSE
When transferring a patient, MOST of the clients weight should be supported by the NA's...
What is legs?
To take an oral temperature, the NA should place the thermometer in the _________ and under the ________.
What is the oral cavity and under the tongue?
How are patients wiped during perineal care?
What is front to back?
Recognizes an individual's right to make informed decisions regarding care
What is Autonomy?
True or False:
Assistants should automatically do everything for their patients.
What is FALSE
The purpose of padding the side rails on a patients bed is to
What is protect the client form injury?
When caring for a client who uses a protective device (restraint) such as a body harness, the nurse aide SHOULD
What is check the patient's body alignment?
The Heimlich maneuver is used on a client who has
What is a blocked airway?
Emphasizes honesty and truthfulness in all interactions with patients, families, and healthcare colleagues.
What is Veracity?
Combing hair, brushing teeth, getting dressed/undressed, and bathing are all examples of
What is Hygiene
The NA is responsible for the following fire prevention measures except:
Being aware of the locations of the fire extinguishers
Taking cigarettes and matches away from all clients and vistiors.
Participating in fire drills.
reporting all damage to electrical equipment in the patient's room.
What is taking cigarettes and matches away from all clients and visitors?
What is the correct documentation of urinary output of 300?
what is ml's or CC's?
To assure accurate patient weights, the patient should be weighed
What is at the same time each day?
Taking responsibility for your actions and decisions.
What is Accountability?
A patient needs to be repositioned in bed. The patient is heavy and the NA is not suree she can move the patient alone. The NA should.
What is ask another NA to help?
What position should a patient with respiratory issues be placed in
What is Fowler's position?
While eating lunch, a client starts to choke and turns blue. The NA should
What is call for assistance and perform the Heimlich maneuver?
A client is paralyzed on the right side. The NA should place the call light
What is the left side of the bed near the client's hand?
Avoiding any action or inaction that could cause harm.
What is Nonmaleficence?
When using a fracture pan, the handle of the pan should be facing to the __________ of the bed.
What is the foot?
The NA is walking with a patient confined to wheelchair when the fire alarm is activated. The patient becomes excited and anxious from the noise. The NA SHOULD
What is comfort the client while moving the patient to a safe place?
Clean bed linen places in a patients room BUT NOT used should be
What is put in the dirty linen container?
Equipment needed for oral care of an unconscious client includes:
toothbrush
toothpaste
Toothette/ mouth swab
All the above
What is a toothette/ mouth swab?