LEAVE BE SQUEAKY CLEAN! (Daily Hygiene and Bathing)
When giving a resident a bed bath, you do this part of the body first.
What is the FACE?
While undressing a patient, a CNA should always ensure to do this.
What is PROVIDE PRIVACY?
The term used for the involuntary loss or leakage of urine.
What is URINARY INCONTINENCE?
This is a surgically created opening between the colon and abdominal wall.
What is a COLOSTOMY?
This is a substance that appears in urine from the rapid breakdown of fat for energy.
What is ACETONE (also acceptable KETONE OR KETONE BODY)?
Perineal care on a female patient should be done in this order.
What is from FRONT TO BACK?
To better assist a person with Dementia, to get dressed, the CNA will do this.
What is STACK THE CLOTHES IN THE ORDER THEY ARE PUT ON?
A foley catheter drainage bag should always be hung to the __________ when the patient is in bed.
This is the alternating contraction and relaxation of intestinal muscles, which allows feces to move through the intestines.
What is PERISTALSIS?
This term is used when there is sugar (glucose) in the urine.
What is GLUCOSURIA?
Perineal care of a male patient should be done in this order.
What is START AT THE MEATUS (urethral opening) AND CLEAN IN CIRCULAR MOTION, DOWN TO SCROTAL AREA?
Note: RETRACT and REPLACE FORESKIN (if uncircumcised)
When assisting a person with right sided weakness to dress, the CNA will put clothing on this side first and remove clothes on this side.
What is THE WEAK SIDE FIRST and remove from the STRONG SIDE?
The CNA ensures that urine can flow freely through the catheter to the drainage bag, by taking these actions. (name TWO).
What is
1. ENSURING THE TUBING IS FREE OF KINKS
2. POSITIONING THE DRAINAGE BAG BELOW THE BLADDER
A CNA observes that a patient’s stool is black in color and has a tarry consistency. Apart, from assisting the patient back to bed, the CNA will also take this action.
What is SAVE THE STOOL AND REPORT TO NURSE SO SHE CAN ASSESS
A CNA should do this before collecting a specimen.
As a CNA you notice a big bruise that was not there before on patient's left hip. After putting the patient safely back to bed, you will need to do this.
What is REPORT TO THE NURSE?
Garments are often changed in the morning and bedtime during these times.
A CNA should be familiar with these four types of catheters.
What is a INDWELLING CATHETER, EXTERNAL CATHETER, SUPRAPUBIC CATHETER, STRAIGHT CATHETER?
The CNA knows to follow the patient's care plan during bowel training. These are the two main purposes for bowel training a person. (Name both purposes).
What is
• TO GAIN CONTROL OF BOWEL MOVEMENTS.
• TO DEVELOP A REGULAR PATTERN OF ELIMINATION. Fecal impaction, constipation, and fecal incontinence are prevented.
This would need to be done if you forget to save one of the samples for a 24-hour urine specimen.
Before assisting the person out of the tub, the CNA will do this.
What is DRAIN THE TUB FIRST?
A CNA can promote patient independence when assisting with dressing, by doing this. (NAME TWO THINGS)
What is ENCOURAGE THE PERSON TO DO AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND LETTING THE PERSON CHOOSE WHAT TO WEAR?
The risk for UTIs is high with urinary catheters. For this reason CNAs ensure to do these things during their care, to help prevent UTIs and risk for infection. (Name 2)
What is: Any of the following are acceptable answers-
• Prevent urine from flowing back into the bladder when moving the drainage bag
• Use a clean area of the washcloth for each stroke during catheter care
• Keep the drain from touching the graduate or other surface
• Use a clean, separate graduate to empty each person's drainage bag
• Always wear gloves
The CNA knows to empty ostomy pouches when they are _____ to _____ full to help prevent the pouch from leaking stools or flatus.
What is ONE-THIRD TO HALF FULL
This is normally done to check for stones in the urine.
What is STRAINING URINE?