ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING
This water temperature should be used to wash and soak dentures:
Warm
This is what you should do when your client begins to choke, cannot speak, and turns blue.
Heimlich Maneuver / Abdominal Thrusts
The patient at risk for pressure ulcers should be turned every _________
2 hours
your patient tells you they want to harm themselves. you should:
tell the RN
when caring for a diabetic patient, what should the nurse's aide be mindful of during bathing?
foot care
Your patient prefers to shower in the evening time when all patients are returning from the dining room. Your best response would be to:
Accommodate the patient's wishes and coordinate a way to shower him in the evening.
Your restrained patient must be check on every _______________
15 minutes
Your patient has hearing aides and wants to take them out for bed time. The appropriate place to put them in is:
In a labeled container on the bedside table.
it is your male patient's cultural preference to only have a man bathe him. there are no males available on your shift. you should:
coordinate having your patient bathed by male staff on another shift.
where to look when you need to know how to safely care for your individual patient?
the care plan
The following is a grooming skill the CNA should not do:
cut toenails
How should soiled linen be held?
Away from the body
Your patient ambulates best with a walker, but has to go to the bathroom immediately and the walker is behind a large recliner against the wall. You should:
Get the walker to ambulate the patient safely.
your patient has died and the family wishes to kneel on the floor to pray, asking for all chairs to be removed from the room. you should:
remove all chairs
describe 3 ways to communicate effectively to a coworker:
clearly, loudly, making eye contact,
Change them again
The arm you should remove out of the patient's shirt first when they have a broken left arm:
The right arm
Your patient has a weak left side. The best side to get them out of bed would be:
The right side.
it is ok to leave your suicidal patient to get the nurse when:
never
when is it ok to not perform a task delegated to you?
when it is out of your scope
Your patient prefers you do all of their hygiene and grooming for them, although they are capable of doing it themselves. Your best response would be:
encourage independence, explain importance of doing care
These are 3 things that should be done to safely transfer a patient from the bed to the wheelchair:
1. Place the bed in low position
2. Have nonskid socks on
3. Lock the wheelchair brakes
3 examples of devices that can be used by a stroke survivor to help them to be more independent:
1. Cane/Walker
2. Utensils with assistive handles
3. Sock assist
4. Button hook
5. Grabbing handle
your patient is escalating, provide 3 techniques to use to respond to your patient therapeutically
1. listen
2. speak in a calm voice
3. watch body language
4. be empathetic
5. try to accommodate pt's wishes
these are 3 skills a CNA CANNOT do:
any nursing skills