CNA
How many attempts does OBRA allow to pass your competency evaluations?
At least 3
What is the correct order of donning PPE?
Gown, Mask and Gloves
What should you do if a nurse asks you to complete a task that is not in your job description?
Refuse and explain why
You notice redness on your patients bottom when giving her a shower, what should you do?
Report changes to the person’s condition (the redness) to the nurse
Which way does the opening of the pillowcase go?
Away from the door
This is how many hours of instruction you need for a NATCEP program according to OBRA?
At least 75 hours
What is the easiest way to prevent infections from spreading?
Hand hygiene
Who can delegate nursing tasks?
RN’s and in some states LPN/LVN’s
CNA’s cannot delegate
You are going to change your patient’s brief and the nurse asks you to apply a medicated cream to the patient’s buttocks when you clean her up. What should you do?
Politely remind her that as a CNA you can not give any medications, including medicated creams
This is beyond your legal limit of your role
LIst the order you apply linens when making a bed
Bottom sheet/fitted sheet, Draw/lift sheet, Incontinence pad, Top sheet, Blanket, Pillowcase
Name three things you will find on the nursing assistant registry
Name, address, date of birth, Last known employer, Date of competency evaluation, Findings of abuse, neglect or dishonest use of property.
Why do we wear gowns as PPE?
To protect our skin and clothing, worn when sprays of body fluids are possible.
List three reasons why you can have your certification revoked?
substance abuse, abandoning, abuse, neglect, fraud, giving unsafe care, preforming acts beyond your role.
You are taking care of a resident that has dementia and is in isolation. What can you do to ease her fear of you with your PPE on?
Let the resident see your face before you put on your mask and say hello from the door way.
How often do we change the linens?
When they are wet, soiled, or damp and according to facility policy.
OBRA requires NATCEP for nursing assistants working in what three places?
Nursing Centers
Long-term hospital units
Home care receiving medicare funds
What part of our mask do we touch when removing?
The ties because the front is contaminated.
This is a document that describes what the agency expects you to do
A job description
Your nurse asks you to give the resident a shower. You have been trained how to shower but you are so busy and really do not want to take all that time out of your day to do showers. What do you do?
Give the shower, you can not refuse a task just because you do not want to do it or do not like to do it.
What type of bed is used when your resident will be out of bed all day?
Closed bed
A competency evaluation involves these two tests?
Written test and skills test
Where do you start when drying your hands?
Fingertips and work your way up towards your forearms.
How long can you go without working as a CNA before you need to do a new competency evaluation?
24 months
Your resident is upset and keeps trying to hurt herself. You have tried other alternatives like music, crafts, having her family come sit with her and she still is trying to hurt herself. Your co-worker says to just put restraints on her. Can you put restraints on?
No. A doctor must order restraints before they are applied.
Why is a wrinkle free bed important?
It helps prevent skin breakdown and pressure injuries, it also increases comfort.