Safe Patient Handling
Nursing Assistants
Fall Prevention
Safety
Infection Control
100

When it comes to manual lifting, The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has this recommendation

Eliminate or minimize manual lifting whenever possible 

100

This is the name of the document that describes what the organization expects you to do while at work.

What is a job description?

100

These are 2 risk factors for falls.

History of falls. Age. Confusion. Poor vision. Medications. Weakness. Gait problems.

100

P.A.S.S stands for

Pull

Aim

Squeeze

Sweep

100

This is the most effective method of preventing the spread of infection.

What is hand hygiene (hand washing)?

200

The amount of staff members needed to move a patient up in the bed (boost). 

At least 2. 

200

This federal law sets minimum requirements for nursing assistant training and evaluation.

What is OBRA?

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987

200

This is the risk of using bed rails.

Entrapment risk or considered a restraint.

200

The proper name for what you should do to assist someone who is choking

Abdominal Thrusts


200

These precautions are utilized when caring for all patients.

What are standard precautions?

300

The term for turning the person as a unit, in alignment, with one motion.

logrolling 

300

This person delegates nursing tasks to you and supervises your work?

What is a nurse?

300

This item can prevent falls and allow the nursing assistant to assist the patient with ambulation

gait belt

300

Two appropriate patient identifiers

name & d.o.b

300

This term is utilized to describe diseases that are caused by pathogens that spread easily.

What are communicable diseases?

400

The position when the head of bed is at 45-60 degrees

Fowler's 

400

This state law regulates what nursing assistants are allowed to do.

What is the Nurse Practice Act?

400
When ambulating a patient who begins to fall, this technique should be used by the nursing assistant

Assist the patient to lower to the ground.

400

Two steps to take when ensuring wheelchair safety

Wheels are locked

Move footplates out of the way

400

When removing PPE to exit a patient's room, this is the order in which the gown, gloves, and mask are removed.

What is remove gloves first, then the gown, and finally the mask?

500

Moving a person between two horizontal surfaces

Lateral Transfer 

500

This nursing care model involves a group of staff, including RNs and CNAs to care for the patient.

What is team nursing?

500

These are 3 fall prevention interventions in a facility.

Non-slip socks. Bed/chair alarms. Call light. Hourly Rounding. Side rails. Bed in low position. Wheelchair locked. Bed brakes locked. Fall risk alert. Close to nurse's station.

500

These are two proper body mechanics to prevent back injuries,

Wide base of support. Use your legs. Keep load close. Keep back straight.

500

You are going to help a patient off of a bedpan.  What PPE will you wear for this task?

What is gloves?  (gown if expected splash)

M
e
n
u