Activities of Daily Living
ADL is an abbreviation for
What is activities of daily living ?
The minimum amount of time for hand-washing
What is twenty seconds ?
This is the name for the position a resident should be in while eating in bed
What is high fowlers?
The federal law passed in 1987 that protects patients and residents in long term health facilities
What is OBRA?
The five senses that guide us through interpreting the world around us.
What are smell, sight, taste, touch, and hearing?
This ADL should be offered after every meal and at bedtime
What is oral hygiene/brushing teeth ?
The one skill that all students will be tested on for state boards
What is hand hygiene/hand-washing?
The skill used to keep joints flexible and connective tendons/muscle tissue pliable
What is range of motion?
The practices and skills a CNA is legally allowed to perform.
What is scope of practice ?
Slower brain impulse times can lead to slower reaction times which lead to a higher risk for
What is falls ?
This task should be done every two hours to prevent pressure ulcers
What is repositioning ?
This is the first step when doffing PPE
What is to remove gloves?
The skill that gives the CNA the opportunity to check the whole body for sores or other skin problems
What is bathing/showering?
The law that mandates protection/confidentiality of private medical records.
What is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ?
These are the first two steps in the digestion process
What are mechanical and enzymatic/chemical digestion?
Allowing the resident's blood pressure time to stabilize after sitting up while the feet are hanging over the edge of the bed is called
What is dangling ?
This is the proper abbreviation for the unit of measurement used when measuring the resident's weight (Imperial system)
What is lb?
A skill other than range of motion that the CNA can use that helps support lower body circulation and blood flow
What is apply compression socks/TED hose?
As a healthcare professional you are considered a ____________ _____________, which means that you are required to divulge any abuse or suspicion of abuse.
What is mandated reporter?
Patients with dementia may become more agitated in the late afternoon/early evening. This is known as
What is sundowning?
These are the three "Ps" of hourly rounding
What are potty, pain, and positioning ?
This is the first thing you do if you hear a beat immediately upon inflation of the blood pressure cuff
What is completely deflate the cuff?
CNAs use a gait belt when assisting a patient to walk because this system becomes weaker after 65-70 years of age
What is the musculoskeletal system?
The CNA reports to the LVN. The LVN reports to the charge nurse. The charge nurses reports to the director of nursing. This is called following the
What is chain of command?
These are is the two types of CVA (stroke)
What are hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke?