Positions of residents
What’s the name of the position where the head of the bed is at 45-60°
Fowler’s
If a resident begins to fall, what do you do?
Lower the resident to the floor carefully, lessening the impact of the fall. (Do NOT try to stop or break the fall.)
What does the abbreviation ADL’s stand for?
Personal daily tasks including bathing, dressing, tolieting, eating & drinking, and caring for hair & teeth
Your resident has family visiting everyday for hours on end. One day, you go to care for your resident and notice suspicious bruising on their arms. What type of abuse is this?
Physical, immediately report to nurse.
What is the order for Donning & Doffing PPE?
Donning:
Gown, Mask, Gloves
Doffing:Gloves, Gown, Mask
What is the position called where the resident is laying on their side, typically with a pillow behind the back, between the knees, and under the top arm?
Lateral
If a resident begins to fall, faint, seize, or choke, you should immediately call for the nurse and do what?
A: Stay with the residentB: Cry
C: Breakdance
D: Panic
A: Stay with the resident
A: Making Beds
B: Assisting in ADL’s
C: Changing a Colostomy Bag
D: Emptying a Urinary Drainage Bag
C: Changing a Colostomy Bag
You enter your shift and the CNA on your hall gives report, and says she took a gift from the residents family, but decided to keep it for herself. What is this considered, and who should you report to?
A: Abuse, mind your businessB: Misappropriation, tell your supervisor
C: Neglect, tell your supervisor
D: Ask her for the gift and take it instead, you do more work anyways.
B: Misappropriation because she stole the item, and tell your supervisor immediately because it can come back on you for knowing and saying nothing. The family will notice everything.
What is the name of the position where the head of the bed is elevated at 30-45°
SEMI-fowlers
What is Elopement?
Elopement is when a resident cannot be found or cannot be located
What are the 3 state requirements to be a CNA?
1. Clean Criminal Record
2. Good health screen & physical
3. Completion of Approved program
You enter your shift and the CNA reports one of your residents has a confirmed case of C-Diff. Should you wash your hands after caring for the resident, or just use hand sanitizer?
Wash your hands!
Where should you place CLEAN linens (4 correct answers)
1. back of chair
2. head of the bed
3. Over bed table
4. On top of bedside desk/cabinet
What is the Supine position?
Flat on the back, legs slightly apart
What does the abbreviation PASS stand for? (hint: related to fire extinguisher).
P: pull pin
A: aim nozzle
S: squeeze handle
S: sweep nozzle (at the BASE of the fire)
Who does a CNA report to if there is a refusal or incident with a resident? (Falls, bed sore, etc).
Nurse on shift
Your resident, who is usually calm and collected, is extremely anxious tonight. She is standing by the exit doors, shaking the handles to try to open them, and wearing her winter coat and boots even though it is 80° out. What is this a sign of the resident attempting to do?
The resident is attempting to elope the building.
What Infectious Disease requires you to wash your hands rather than using hand sanitizer?
C-Diff
When referring to Alignment, the shoulders are directly above the hips, the arms and legs are in a natural position, and the head and neck are what?
A: Upside down
B: StraightC: Broken
B: Straight
What does the abbreviation RACE mean? (Hint: pertains to the event of a fire)
R: Remove (Residents)
A: Activate (Alarm)
C: Contain (Close doors to try to contain fire if possible)
E: Extinguish (if possible)
Barriers to communication include:
1. Cliches
2. Slang
3. Impairments such as: (3 answers)
Visual impairments, Hearing impairments, and Cognitive impairments.
You go to check in on your resident, and he has suddenly developed a fever, is breathing heavy, and has a red rash on his leg that is leaking discharge. What does this indicate?
He has an infection
What is the difference between Direct & Indirect Contact when talking about Infection Control/Infectious Diseases? (Define Direct contact & Indirect Contact)
Indirect contact: Transmission of disease without physical contact (touching a shared surface/common object).
Direct contact: Touching an infected person or infected bodily fluids.