Skills
Tie the gown at the neck and waist
What is Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
When transferring or lifting a client, MOST of the client’s weight should be supported by this part of the nursing assistant's body
What are the legs
Insulin, a hormone, regulates this in the blood
What is glucose?
11:59 pm in military time
What is 2359
BID
What is twice a day
List of supplies needed:
2 Washcloths
1 Towel
1 Barrier
Soap
Lotion
What is Foot care
Two Acronyms for safety during a fire
What are RACE and PASS
Can be axillary, tympanic, oral, temporal or rectal
What are temperature sources
1/3 of a 12oz cup of coffee - in mL
What is 120mL
AC
What is before meals
Can be recorded in cubic centimeters or millileters
What is urine output
Needs to be where a client can reach at all times.
What is the call light
Areas like the hips, heels, elbows, knees, coccyx
What are bony prominences
600cc in ounces
What is 20 ounces
HS
What is bedtime (hour of sleep)
This is correct position for the client when putting on a compression stocking
What is supine
Very strict rules for use including special training, a doctor's order and all other alternatives being tried.
What are restraints
Condition where alveoli become floppy and don't allow good oxygen/carbon dioxide exchange
What is COPD
0001 in standard 12-hour time.
What is 12:01 am
WBAT
What is weight bearing as tolerated
Most common places to take a pulse
What are radial and brachial arteries
Got sprayed in the face with blood. 3 things that are blood borne to get tested for.
What are HIV, HBV, HCV,
Condition caused by right-sided heart failure. The swelling of dependent extremities
What is edema
A client finished 1/2 of an 8oz bowl of soup, 100% of a 16oz coffee and 25% of an 8oz juice - in cc/mL
What is 660mL/cc
BGM
What is blood glucose monitoring? Also called Chemsticks