The Nurse Aide
A common term used for hygiene and grooming plus dressing, eating, transferring, and toileting.
ADLs or Activities of Daily Living
Using body language such as movement, facial expressions, gestures, and posture to send a message
What is non-verbal communication
This is where you put sharp objects like needles once they are used.
What is the sharps box
This is a normal heart rate
60-100
People who have harmful germs living on or in their body but are not visibly sick.
What are carriers
When the nurse asks a nurse aide to obtain vital signs, she is doing THIS, which improves efficiency and shows trust.
This plays a vital role in a resident's life, impacts whether they accept or reject treatments and care and is often misunderstood due to a lack of knowledge.
What is religion
If a resident gets the flu from a nurse aide, it would be considered this type of infection.
What is a Health care associated infection (HAI) or nosocomial infection
The residents respiratory rate is 26. What would the NA do with this data?
Document and notify the nurse
First level of precautions used to prevent/control infections which includes treating ALL body fluids, mucous membranes, and non intact skin as infectious.
What are standard precautions.
Type of skills that deal with hygiene, appearance, and body in which privacy is key.
What are Personal Care Skills
Reactions may differ based on beliefs and values: Personal space, emotions, family, hygiene, and illness can all impacted by this
What is culture
This pathogen can live outside the body on equipment or surfaces for 7 days
What is Hep B (HBV)
A set of vital signs done to determine abnormal blood pressure (hypotension) that occurs when a resident suddenly stands up, the resident may complain of feeling faint, weak, dizzy.
Orthostatic blood pressure
An infections that affects an entire body part or system.
What is a systemic infection.
A listing of unlicensed health care personnel who are being investigated for or have substantiated findings against a resident or facility would be found here.
NC Health Care Personnel Registry (NCHCPR)
Language, prejudices and attitudes, age, cultural differences, and physical impairments are examples of these
What are barriers to communication.
These precautions are used when we know the specific type of infection and how a germ travels. They include contact, droplet, and airborne precautions
The normal value for a systolic blood pressure.
What is 90-119
The practice used to remove or destroy germs and prevent the spread of infections from one person or place to another.
Medical asepsis/clean technique
Federal Law that is meant to improve quality of life for nursing home residents and defintes requirements for nurse aide training.
What is OBRA (Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act)
A type of communication that allows residents to discuss feelings openly, and helps the provider gain insight and be receptive to resident thoughts and feelings.
What is therapeutic communication
This breaks the first link in the chain of infection.
What are immunizations
The pulse site used for blood pressure.
Brachial pulse
An contagious gastrointestinal virus that requires soap and water washing after patient contact and NOT alcohol based rubs.
What is norovirus