Shaving and Dressing
Admissions/Transfers and Discharges
Vital Signs
Nail Care
Hair Care
100
Hold skin tight and move razor down
What is how to shave the cheek area of the face
100
Introduce yourself and position
What is correct way to greet a new resident
100
Rise and fall of the chest
What is one respiration
100
Use the blunt end to push cuticle back and pointed end to clean under the nails
What is an orange stick
100
Water temperature is 100 -155 degrees F
What is correct temperature of water to use when shampooing their hair
200
Place the right arm through the sleeve first
What is correct procedure to put shirt on resident with weak right arm
200
Take the new resident's vital signs
What is one of the responsibilities of the nursing assistant when a new resident arrives
200
Take the resident's blood pressure on their thigh
What is proper way to take a blood pressure when both arms have either a cast, IV, dialysis catheter, or had masectomy.
200
Nursing assistants are not allowed to trim their nails
What is a diabetic resident
200
Encourage a resident who has had a stroke to use their strong side to comb/brush their hair
What is best way to promote independence
300
Give two choices of attire for the day
What is the best way to allow resident with dementia to choose clothing for the day
300
Give report to the nursing assistant
What is responsibility when a resident is transferred from one unit to another
300
Place stethoscope two inches below the left nipple for one full minute
What is procedure for taking apical pulse
300
Not between the toes
What is the place to never put lotion
300
Start at the ends of the hair and gently work upward
What is the best way to remove a tangle
400
Raise chin and move the razor up
What is correct procedure to shave the neck
400
A resident insist on leaving the faiclity without a doctor's order
What is an AMA (against medical advice)
400
Taking rectal temperature should be avoided
What is a resident with heart disease
400
Straight across and even with the tip of the finger
What is proper length to trim their nails
400
Baldness, or hair loss
What is alopecia
500
Remove the right arm first when reomoving the resident's shirt
What is correct procedure to remove shirt of resident with weak left arm
500
Ask the new resident's daughter if she would like to speak wtih the nurse regarding any aspect of her mother's care that she is concerned about
What is best way to respond when a family member expresses feeling guilty about not being able to care for their mother
500
Pulse rate of 122
What is tachycardia
500
Fungal infection of the feet commonly referred to as "athlete's foot"
What is tinea pedis
500
Fungal infection of the scalp
What is tinea capitis
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