Module 7
This is the usual recommended daily fluid intake range for most people, expressed in number of glasses per day.
What is 6–8 glasses per day?
This is the very first personal care skill listed on the CNA skills checklist, performed before any hands-on contact with the client.
What is handwashing?
This type of dressing — one that is not sterile and not covering a surgical wound — the CNA IS permitted to change at the direction of the RN
What is a non-elastic bandage or non-sterile, clean, dry dressing?
TPR is an abbreviation the CNA will see constantly on vital signs forms; it stands for temperature, pulse, and this third measurement.
What is respiration?
This is the general term for the dietary condition caused by not drinking enough fluids, which the curriculum notes is a greater risk for older adults because total body water decreases with age.
What is dehydration?
The HHA must document these two things any time they measure a client's fluids: the amount taken in and the amount this comes out as.
What are intake and output (I&O)?
This piece of compression hosiery is listed by its common abbreviation on the personal care skills list and helps prevent blood clots in the legs.
What is TED hose?
This type of dressing the HHA is never allowed to remove or change, regardless of physician direction.
What is a sterile dressing?
Along with TPR, this additional vital sign measurement (listed as its own item on the personal care skills checklist, right after TPR) uses a cuff and stethoscope.
What is blood pressure?
Name a food-poisoning organism is the most common cause of food poisoning, transmitted by food handlers carrying the bacteria.
What is Salmonella or E. Coli
This is the approximate maximum total daily fluid allowance (in cups, ounces, and milliliters) often set for a client whose doctor has restricted fluids due to kidney function.
What is 6 cups (48 oz / 1500 ml)?
Before beginning any personal care task, the CNA should plan ahead to protect this aspect of the client's dignity.
What is the client's modesty/privacy?
When reporting a change in skin condition, the CNA should describe and report these three specific characteristics of any redness, open area, or wound.
What are size, location, and presence of drainage?
In a blood pressure reading, the top number is called this.
What is the systolic pressure?
According to the my plate image, what groups take up 50% of the plate
What is fruits and vegetables or grains and proteins
Converting ounces to milliners
What is multiply the number of ounces by 30
When prioritizing activities of daily living, bath/shower, oral care, shave, hair care, dress, shampoo, and this final grooming task.
What is nail care?
Although the CNA cannot apply medications, this one exception — a non-legend topical ointment — may be applied to this specific kind of skin problem.
What is unbroken, irritated skin (such as a diaper rash)?
In a blood pressure reading, the bottom number is called this.
What is the diastolic pressure?
This swallowing disorder term, describes difficulty swallowing that an HHA must watch for while feeding a client.
What is dysphagia?
These are the three "types" of fluids listed in the curriculum that a client may receive, two of which (IV and NG) are alternate feeding methods NOT performed by the HHA.
What are oral, IV (intravenous), and NG (nasogastric)?
After emptying a urine drainage bag, the spout must be cleaned with this
What is an alcohol pad?
These are surgical openings that are used to reroute urine or stool out of the body.
What are ostomies?
Apical" is a term that describes taking this vital sign at the apex (tip) of the heart, often used for clients with irregular heartbeats.
What is an apical pulse?
Two alternate feeding methods that are NOT performed by the CNA: tube feeding into the digestive tract, and this other method that delivers nutrition directly into the bloodstream (e.g., TPN).
What is parenteral feeding (parenteral/IV nutrition)?