Nursing Assistant Role
This law sets minimum training and competency evaluation requirements for nursing assistants.
The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 (OBRA)
Behavior in the workplace.
Work Ethic
The health team's focus of care.
The patient
A semi-sitting position; the head of the bed is raised 60-90 degrees.
High Fowler's Position
This member of the nursing team can delegate appropriate tasks to both the LPN and CNA.
The Registered Nurse
This training program developed by OBRA requires at least 75 hours of classroom instruction and at least 16 hours of supervised practical training.
nursing assistant training and competency evaluation program (NATCEP)
Staff members work together as a group.
teamwork
Members of this team include: the RN, the LPN, and the CNA.
The nursing team
Getting caught, trapped, or entangled in spaces created by different parts of a bed.
entrapment
to authorize another person to perform a nursing task in a certain situation.
to delegate
Official record or listing of persons who have successfully completed that state’s approved Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation (NATCEP).
Nursing assistant registry
Following laws, being ethical, having good work ethics, and having the skills to do your work.
Professionalism
federal health insurance program for persons 65 years of age or older.
Medicare
A semi-sitting position; the head of the bed is raised between 45-60 degrees.
Fowler's (standard) Position
The right task
The right circumstances
The right person
The right directions and communication
The right supervision
The five rights of delegation
The legal limits of your role as a nursing assistant that varies among states and agencies and protects persons from harm.
scope of practice
To spread rumors or talk about the private matters of others.
gossip
Health care agency or program that promotes comfort and quality of life for a dying person and his or her family
Hospice
This extends around the person's bed and must always be pulled prior to giving care.
Privacy Curtain
If you are not competent to perform a task in a given situation you must do this.
Refuse the task
Describes what the agency you work for expects you to do.
Job Description
The proper uniform for a CNA, including: clean scrubs, pulled back hair, short/natural nails, and closed toe comfortable shoes.
professional attire
An illness or injury from which the person will not likely recover.
Terminal Illness
This item is moved over the bed by sliding the base under the bed. It is raised or lowered for the person in bed or in a chair.
the over-bed table
Once the CNA has completed a delegated task, they must always ________ and _________.
Report and record