Sandra the CNA reports to the nurse, "Mr Jones says he has a headache and blurry vision?"
Subjective
These types of questions should be used by the CNA to get the most information from the patients.
Open ended
Doing this can help prevent falls!
Answering call lights
Clear walkways
Resident wearing appropriate footwear
Fast response!
Susan comes upon a man having a myocardial infarction, also known as a _____ ______.
Heart attack
The #1 way to prevent the spread of disease
WASHING HANDS!
Sylvia the CNA walks into Ms Landry's room and sees her laying in the bed. Her skin has a blue tint and she appears to be wheezing. Sylvia immediately reports this ______ information to the nurse.
Objective
Ms Lane wears hearing aides, Lauren her CNA comes in, is facing the other direction and quickly tells Ms Lane she is getting a shower. How should Lauren have addressed Ms Lane?
Speak slowly and clearly
Ms. Lopez reaches for her coffee and knocks it over due to it being on the edge of the table. She receives a ____ due to the extremely hot temperature of the liquid hitting her skin.
Scald
Susan jumps into action, remembering to assess the _________ and THEN the patient.
situation
Which of these is NOT considered a body fluid by the CDC?
Saliva
Blood
Urine
Sweat
Sexual fluids
Tears
Sweat, tears
Tony is the CNA for Mrs. Wong, he comes to her room to complete morning care and she is gasping for air. He reports this _______ information to the nurse.
Objective
Sight
Touch
Taste
Smell
Hearing
What do we not use?
TASTE!
Fill in the blanks.
Lisa goes to get Ms Wilson ready for lunch. Before delivering her meal, she checks Ms Wilson's ___ ____ and then assists her to a __ ____ angle, in the most _______ position.
arm band/bracelet
90 degree
upright
Susan then remembers her training and knows she can do this technique to assist the man who may be having a heart attack.
Loosen his clothing
Kiarra knows that in order to have effective handwashing, she needs to have at least __ seconds of frictions.
She also knows that if her gloves are _____ or ______, they should be changed immediately.
Lastly, she remembers the specific order to DON PPE!
20
dirty or damaged
gown, mask, goggles, gloves
Tabby is the CNA during the day and is making her rounds, she goes to take vital signs on Ms. Theodora and notes that her pulse is a lot faster than it was yesterday. Ms. Theodora states she feels faint. Which is the objective data? Which is the subjective data?
Objective- fast pulse
Subjective- Faint feeling
Ms Malado is visually impaired and asks her CNA Stacey where her glasses are. How can Stacey effectively assist Ms Malado in finding her glasses?
Imaginary clock method
Fire! Fire! Fire! Quick, you have to help!
R
A
C
E
Remove or Rescue
Alarm
Contain
Extinguish
Chyna goes to wake her resident, Ms Tiller for dinner. She sees her lying in bed and goes to tap the door and alert her but Ms. Tiller does not answer. Chyna gets closer to her and notices a strong smell, and Chyna knows this may be a sign of diabetic ketoacidosis.
Fruity
How are these diseases spread?
MRSA
TB
COVID19
MRSA- direct physical contact
TB-coughing, aerosol
COVID19- aerosol
Mr. Randall states to his CNA that he feels extremely tired, he appears sweaty and when his temperature is taken, it reads 102.3. What is the objective and subjective information?
Objective- sweatiness, fever reading
Subjective- tired
T or F?
The CNA can use medical terminology with all residents so they can understand what illnesses they have.
False!
The nurse tells the CNA to grab the ___ ______ in order to find the correct emergency response actions.
SDS Manuel
Lana goes to check on her resident, she notices her resident looks a little different and quickly remembers
FAST!
She realizes her resident may be having a ______ due to some notable symptoms. What are these?
F-face
A-arms
S-speech
T-time
Facial droop, nonsensical speech, uneven raising of arms
Microorganisms are __________!!!!!!!
EVERYWHERE