Chapter 1
Keeping your uniform clean and neat, not using scented items such as perfume, keeping your hair tied back neatly, keeping short nails
What is grooming and hygiene practices for a NA?
The repeated use of legal or illegal substances in a way that is harmful to oneself or others.
What is substance abuse?
Sitting on a residents lap,
kissing a resident
hugging a resident
rubbing against a resident
What is inappropriate touch?
Get the residents attention before speaking,
stand or sit facing the resident,
turn of radios or televisions,
lower the pitch of your voice
How do you talk to a resident with a hearing impairment?
washing your hands, wearing gloves, using caution around sharps, bagging all disposable contaminated items
what are standard precautions?
This worker is a licensed health care professional who determines residents social needs and helps with supportive services such as counseling or financial assistance.
What is a social worker?
cuts, abrasions, missing hair, broken or missing teeth, bruising, fear, anxiety.
What are symptoms of abuse?
NPO
What is nothing by mouth?
The medical word for difficulty breathing.
What is dyspnea?
washing hands, wearing a gown, wearing gloves, are part of this type of precaution room.
What is contact precautions?
Right task, right circumstance, right person, right direction/ communication, right supervision/evaluation
what is the five rights to delegation?
do not give information to visitors,
do not give health information over the phone
do not bring your family or friends to meet the residents
do not share patients information on social media
How do you protect your patients/ residents privacy?
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What is 09:56pm?
A state of deep unconsciousness, often for a prolonged period.
What is a coma?
HIV, Hepatitis, AIDS.
What are blood borne infections?
This is an independent not for profit organization that evaluates accredited health care facilities
What is joint commission?
This order tells health care professionals they can not perform CPR. This is the residents wishes.
What is a DNR?
This type of information Heart rate 96 bmp, bp 125/88, temp 100.2, pain 2/10
What is objective information?
Child becomes more independent,
child has social relationships
language ability improves
learns to care for self
becomes more physically coordinated
What is a preschool child's development?
always wear gloves, do not take blood pressures on this arm, do not get this arm wet, do not touch the pump, do not touch the clamp
How do you take care of someone with an IV?
If a NA is having a issue she reports the problem to a nurse.
What is the chain of command?
A nursing assistant taking money from a residents purse.
What is financial abuse?
PRN
what is as necessary?
Oxygen, water, food, elimination, and rest
bruises, pressure injuries, risk of suffocation, entrapment, blood clots, muscle atrophy, social isolation, sever injury, death
What are complications restraints can cause?