Module A
Hygiene and grooming, plus dressing, eating, transferring, and toileting are examples of this
What are ADLs (activities of daily living)?
#1 way of preventing infection
What is hand hygiene?
OBRA requires 71 to 81 for this
What is a resident's room temperature?
Being aware of, recognizing, acknowledging, and valuing behavior patterns differ between and within different cultures.
What is cultural sensitivity?
Giving care you are not legally allowed to do (practicing outside of your range of function)
What is malpratice?
This agency is responsible for defining the range of functions for nurse aides in North Carolina.
What is the North Carolina Board of Nursing (NCBON)?
Microorganisms that require oxygen to live are this
What is aerobic?
CNA's way to prevent falls
What is giving the resident/patient their call light?
Sender, receiver, and feedback
What is the three-way process of communication?
Actions or failure to act or give proper care, resulting in injury
What is neglect?
A group of people with a common purpose, assigned tasks, and coordinated effort to get the job done.
What is a team?
Gloves, gowns, and masks are examples of this
What is 71 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit?
Body language such as movements, facial, expressions, gestures, posture, gait, eye contact, and appearance to send a message.
What is non-verbal communication?
Violation of right to control personal information or the right to be left alone
What is invasion of privacy?
This occurs when a licensed nurse asks a nurse aide to take responsibility for performing a task.
What is delegation?
Practices that are used to remove or destroy microorganisms and to prevent their spread from one person or place to another person or place.
What is medical asepsis or clean technique?
Leading cause of death among older adults
What are falls?
The characteristics of a group of people that are passed from one generation to the next
What is culture?
Unlawful restraining or restricting a person's movement
What is false improvement?
Federal Law, enacted by Congress, in 1987, with updates in 2016. The purpose of the Act is to improve the quality of life for residents living in a nursing home.
What is OBRA?
Harmful germ that causes infection
What is Causative agent?
PASS
What is Pull the pin, Aim at the base of the fire, Squeeze the handle, and Sweep back and forth at the base of the fire?
What is listen to what is being said?
Written (libel) or verbal (slander) - false statement made to a third person that causes a person shame or ridicule, or ruin a person's reputation
What is defamation?
How harmful germs travel or get around from place to place
What is mode of transportation?
RACE
What is Remove resident from danger (rescue), Activate alarm, Contain fire by closing doors and windows, and Extinguish the fire?
Encouraging/allow the resident to discuss feelings
What is therapeutic communication?
Adults who are at risk for abuse or mistreatment because they are not able to protect selves
Who are vulnerable adults?
Treating all body fluids, non-intact skin, and mucus membranes as if they were infected
What are standard precautions?
Taking advantage of a resident for personal gain by manipulation, intimidation, threats or coercion
What is exploitation?
An infection that is acquired while stay or living in a healthcare setting
What is Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI)?
Knowledge of what is right conduct and wrong conduct, or knowing right from wrong
What is ethics?