HIPPA
What law regulates the use and disclosure of protected health information?
HIPPA
In what order should you obtain your vitals?
Temperature, pulse, respirations and blood pressure.
20 seconds
What do you do if patients bowel or urine looks abnormal?
Report it to the nurse, do not get rid of it so you can show it to them.
What does NPO mean?
Nothing by mouth
What could happen if you break HIPPA?
Loss of employment, criminal penalties and fine.
What situations would cause higher than normal readings for temperature?
Eating warm food, infection or other disease.
What are the three types of transmission precautions?
contact, droplet, airborne
What is the inability to control elimination?
Incontinence
1oz is how many mL/cc?
30mL/cc
Who at the facility has a right to know about the residents condition.
Those actively involved in the residents care for that day.
What is normal range for someone's pulse and respirations?
60-100 and 14-20
How many times can you use waterless hand cleaner before you need to wash your hands?
3 times
What could happen to the skin if urine or feces remains in contact too long?
Skin breakdown
Food is only counted with liquid intake if it is what? (i.e. Ice cream)
Liquid at room temperature.
What should the CNA do with the notes they have obtained on the resident throughout the sift before they go home for the day?
Shred them
What is difficult or labored breathing called?
Dyspnea
The two terms used to describe the process of removing microorganisms?
Disinfection and sterilization
What kind of precautions are used while changing a brief?
Standard
300mL of ice is recorded as how many mL for the residents total oral intake?
150mL
You realize your long time family friend was admitted to the nursing home, is it okay for you to share this information with your parents since they know the resident?
No
Why does a CNA need to allow time for a resident to go from a lying position to a sitting or standing position?
Orthostatic hypotension-elderly individuals body is unable to rapidly adjust to maintain normal BP.
A resident's feces accidentally ends up on the floor and the visible reside is cleaned up, then a drinking straw falls on the floor in the same spot and is picked up and given to a different resident. What type of contact is this?
Indirect contact
How long can a resident be on the toilet before a CNA needs to check on them?
10 minutes
A resident drinks a 8oz carton of milk and 200mL of water for their meal. What was their total liquid intake?
440mL