Name it!
special equipment that helps a person who is ill or disabled to perform activities of daily living.
What are assistive or adaptive devices?
documenting information and observations about residents.
what is charting?
Who are the “eyes and ears” of the healthcare team and play a very important role in providing information on changes in the resident.
what are nursing assistants?
the act of behaving properly when working.
what is professionalism?
being caring, concerned, considerate, empathetic, and understanding.
what is compassionate?
identifying with the feelings of others.
what is empathy?
sharing in the feelings and difficulties of others.
what is sympathy?
showing sensitivity and having a sense of what is appropriate when dealing with others.
what is tactful?
When dealing with residents, a professional nursing assistant always makes a point of keeping residents’ information _________
What is confidential?
the line of authority within a facility or agency.
what is chain of command?
a legal term that means someone can be held responsible for harming someone else.
what is liability?
defines the tasks that healthcare providers are legally allowed to do as permitted by state or federal law.
what is scope of practice?
Name (3) things NAs should never do
what is...
•Perform procedures requiring sterile technique
•Make diagnoses
•Tell the resident or the family the diagnosis or treatment plan
A nursing assistant must never perform any activity not listed on the______ ______
what is care plan?
transferring responsibility to a person for a specific task.
what is delegation?
guided by a sense of right and wrong; principled.
what is conscientious?
Profanity is considered professional behavior
(true or false)
what is false?
NAs should always explain procedures prior to completing them
what is true?
Being on time is an example of a professional behavior
(true or false)
what is true?
What is diagnosis?
what are the (5) rights of delegation
what is...
•Right task
•Right circumstance
•Right person
•Right direction/communication
•Right supervision/evaluation
Name (2) important strategies for NAs to use in managing their time and usefulness
what is...
•Plan ahead.
•Prioritize.
•Make a schedule.
•Combine activities.
•Get help.
NAs can accept or give gifts to residents
(true or false)
what is false?
This step of the nursing process involves putting a care plan into action
what is implementation?
What are the (5) steps to the nursing process?
what is...
Assessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation