Rules & Rights
Is a nurse aide allowed to perform a nursing admission history?
Answer: No
Can we overlook poor hygiene just to accommodate a resident’s cultural norms?
Answer: No, but we must find a way to provide care that respects their culture while maintaining safety/health.
An RN has delegated a task outside of your scope of practice. How do you respond to the RN?
Answer: inform the RN that you have not been trained to complete the assigned task. tell them it's not that you don't want to do it, or don't have time, but you have not received adequate training to carry out the task safety.
Name a musculoskeletal complication of the joint that results specifically from immobility.
Answer: Contracture
What does each letter in the fire safety acronym RACE stand for?
Answer: Remove/Rescue, Alarm, Contain, Extinguish/Evacuate
True or False: If a nursing home has a job opening, do residents have the right to work there if they want?
Answer: True
In any healthcare setting, what is the #1 goal of the entire healthcare team?
Answer: To provide high-quality care and maintain/improve the resident’s health and safety.
How should you respond when a resident discusses religious beliefs that are completely different from your own?
Answer: Listen without judgment and remain respectful; do not argue or try to convert
What is muscle atrophy?
Answer: Wasting away or thinning of muscle tissue due to lack of use.
What is a nosocomial infection?
What is a nosocomial infection?
What is the nurse aide’s specific role in ensuring the nursing home gets reimbursed (paid) for the care provided?
Answer: Accurate documentation of care provided.
Why is it so important to maintain or improve a resident’s Ability of Daily Living (ADLs)?
Answer: To prevent complications of immobility and maintain independence/dignity.
How do you redirect inappropriate behavior from a resident?
Gently, but firmly, redirect the resident's attention by introducing another activity.
Name one medical condition caused by age-related changes in the Gastrointestinal (GI) tract.
Example: Diverticulosis or constipation.
Name two examples of a nosocomial infection.
Examples: MRSA, C.diff, or a UTI from a catheter.
Name three specific rights held by nursing home residents.
Answers: Privacy, confidentiality, right to refuse treatment, right to voice grievances, etc.
What is the difference between an Advance Directive and a DNR?
Answer: Advance Directive is a legal document outlining future care wishes; DNR is a medical order specifically for "Do Not Resuscitate."
How do you respond to a conflict situation with a resident or staff member?
Remain calm and professional. Speak to the person, use active listening skills
Name one condition caused by age-related changes in the respiratory tract.
Example: COPD or increased risk of pneumonia.
Answer: used to protect yourself from things like bodily fluids or harm. Examples include: hand washing, wearing gloves, using sharps containers, etc.
A resident is too tired for their scheduled bath and refuses. What is your approach?
Answer: Respect the refusal, offer to come back later, and report/document it.
What is the difference in how you walk with a blind person versus a sighted person?
Answer: For a blind person, offer your arm and act as a "sighted guide," describing the path; for a sighted person, walk slightly behind and to the side for support.
Describe four ways you can demonstrate therapeutic communication techniques.
Answer: examples include sit with the resident, make eye contact, use the "power of touch", active listening.
What type of environment works best for a resident with Alzheimer’s?
Answer: A calm, structured, and consistent environment
Answer: airborne- spread through small droplets in the air. droplet- spread through large droplets in the air. contact- spread through touch.