Infection Control
Length of time required to wash your hands?
What is twenty seconds?
What is the name of the rules that were created to provide guidance on training of the nursing assistants in the long term care setting?
What is Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 OR
OBRA
You can work as a nursing assistant for up to 4 months in a long term care facility upon successful completion in the class.
TRUE
Rule 3701-17-07 of the OAC- allows a long-term care facility to use an individual who is not listed on the Nurse Aide Registry as a nurse aide for up to four months.
What does the acronym RACE stand for?
What is .......
Rescue
Alarm
Contain
Extinguish or Evacuate
What doe the acronym FAST refer to when their is concern for a CVA?
What is...
Face
Arms
Speech
Time
Order of Donning PPE
What is gown, mask, goggles, gloves
How many hours of training are involved in completing a nurse aide training course per federal regulations?
What is 75 hours (16 hours are direct hands on in the long term care setting)
TRUE- Federal regulations (42C.F.R. 483.152) require facilities to provide reimbursement for these costs.
If a resident is in restraints how often must they be removed and what do you check for?
What is every 2 hours.
They must be removed every 2 hours, range of motion should be applied, basic needs addressed (hungry / bathroom, etc..) and check for color, numbness, and pulse.
Polyuria and polydipsia may be a sign of what condition?
What is Diabetes
Order of Doffing PPE
What is gloves, goggles, gown, and mask.
How many hours of continuing education must a STNA complete annually to maintain their active status?
What is 12 hours annually
If I let my STNA license expire, I can reach out to the Nurse Aide Registry to have it reinstated for a fee.
False- if you let it expire, you will have to take the course and the test (skills and written) all over again.
What are the two critical steps for any skill that involves transferring or ambulating a resident from bed to wheelchair?
What is bed is locked and wheelchair is locked.
A progressive disorder that affects the nervous system and the parts of the body controlled by the nerves.
What is Parkinson's Disease
Name three different types of isolation...
What is Contact, Droplet, Airborne
How many hours must a STNA work in a long term care facility every two years to maintain their "active" status?
What is 8 hours
Skilled Nursing Facilities are the only place that have federal laws pertaining the requirements of having your STNA to work in the role of the caregiver.
TRUE, while some employers may require it, Skilled Nursing Facilities are the only ones that have Federal laws that mandate the training and requirements.
Your patient has dysphagia from a recent CVA, name 3 important items of care to prevent aspiration during meal time
What is.....
1. Resident is sitting upright (high fowlers)
2.Resident is receiving the correct meal texture
3.Alternating between bites and drinks and NO straws
This disease tends to develop slowly and gradually worsens over several years. Progressive disease that destroys memory. Treatment can help symptoms, but this condition cannot be cured .
What is Alzheimer's Disease
List the chain of infection...
What is the six links include: the infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry, and susceptible host.
Beyond STNA status, the Nurse Aide Registry keeps track of.... (hint 4 items)
What is abuse, neglect, misappropriation of funds, or exploitation.
Under the role of a STNA, you are permitted to delegate to other team members tasks and assignments pertaining to resident care and needs of the facility.
FALSE- it is not in your scope of practice to delegate. Only the licensed LPN or RN are permitted to delegate.
What is a SDS and name 3 items on it...
Safety Data Sheet
1.-Hazard Identification
2.- First Aide Measures
3.- Handing and storage
What is the stage of development from Erikson's for ages 65 to death?
What is Integrity vs. despair.
This involves a retrospective look back and life and either feeling satisfied that life was well-lived (integrity) or regretting choices and missed opportunities (despair).