Vital Signs
This term describes a heart rate over 100 beats per minute in adults.
What is tachycardia?
This member of the healthcare team is responsible for reviewing meal trays to ensure they align with each resident’s prescribed diet and checking for allergies.
Who is the licensed nurse?
When assisting with bathing, CNAs should use this temperature of water to ensure resident comfort.
What is warm?
This type of transmission-based precaution is used for infections spread through large respiratory droplets, like influenza.
What are droplet precautions?
This germicidal wipe has a 4-minute contact time and is effective against MDROs, bacteria, TB, viruses, and bloodborne pathogens.
What is the Sani-Cloth Bleach Germicidal Disposable Wipe?
The top number in a blood pressure reading, representing the pressure when the heart contracts.
What is systolic pressure?
When serving food in the dining room, CNAs are advised to serve all residents at this location before moving to the next.
What is one table?
CNAs should document any issues noticed in the mouth, such as sores, during this daily care activity.
What is oral or dental care?
When caring for patients under contact precautions, CNAs should wear these two items to prevent the spread of infection.
What are gloves and gowns?
This germicidal wipe has a 2-minute contact time and is effective against bacteria, TB, viruses, and multidrug-resistant bacteria, including SARS-CoV-2.
What is the Super Sani-Cloth Germicidal Disposable Wipe?
This is the normal range for an adult body temperature in degrees Fahrenheit.
What is 97°F to 99°F?
To maintain safety during meal service, CNAs and staff should perform this crucial hygiene practice before handling food.
What is hand hygiene?
To ensure safe dressing, CNAs are advised to dress these limbs first.
What are weaker limbs?
This type of mask is required when entering the room of a patient with airborne infections like tuberculosis.
What is an N95 respirator?
This alcohol-based hand sanitizing wipe is safe for use before eating and drinking and contains aloe and vitamin E.
What is the PDI Sani Hands wipe?
The average number of breaths per minute for a healthy adult at rest.
What is 12-20 breaths per minute?
Dysphagia diets are prescribed to residents with swallowing difficulties. This diet level is the thickest consistency, meant for those with severe swallowing issues.
What is Dysphagia level 1?
For safety, CNAs should use this type of razor when assisting residents who shave.
What is an electric razor?
This is the most important action healthcare workers can take to prevent the spread of infections before and after contact with any patient.
What is hand hygiene?
Both Sani-Cloth Bleach and Super Sani-Cloth wipes are effective against these types of pathogens found in blood.
What are bloodborne pathogens?
A pulse oximeter is used to measure this, ideally between 95% and 100% in healthy individuals.
What is oxygen saturation?
During meal service, high-touch surfaces and this area should be regularly cleaned and disinfected to maintain a safe environment.
What are tables?
After assisting with toileting, CNAs must ensure residents practice this to maintain hygiene.
What is handwashing?
These precautions require healthcare workers to wear gloves and gowns during high-contact resident care activities to prevent the spread of multidrug-resistant organisms, even if the resident isn’t in isolation.
What are enhanced barrier precautions?
Unlike germicidal wipes, this hand-sanitizing wipe does not require a contact time to be effective, killing 99.99% of germs on hands.
What is the PDI Sani Hands wipe?