Basic Nursing Skills
What temperature should be reported immediately?
100.4 or higher
What should be applied to dry skin?
Lotion (to prevent skin breakdown)
When should the nurse assistant wash their hands?
Before and after contact with each resident.
Before entering a room?
Knock and wait for permission
Normal skin changes include
Thinner, more fragile skin
1 oz equals how many mL?
30 mL
Purpose of draw sheet?
To reposition and lift the resident safely
The Chain of Infection starts with?
Infectious (causative agent) or pathogen
An overlooked condition in older adults is
Best position for eating?
High Fowler's position (90° upright)
How does the CNA prevent a resident from becoming dehydrated?
Offer fluids frequently while awake
Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) is spread through?
Fecal contamination (feces-to-hand transmission)
Which is not a resident's right? Privacy, visits from family, food that they can eat or a private room.
A private room
Macular degeneration causes
Loss of central vision
Resident has sudden one-sided weakness—what do you do FIRST and why?
Report immediately to the nurse (possible stroke)
Resident is eating independently but very slowly, the nurse assistant should
Encourage independence and allow adequate time
When you tear your glove while in the shower with a resident you should (answer in order of first, then, next, next and finally)
Call for help, remove gloves, wash hands, replace with new gloves, continue care.
Resident exposed during care—violation?
Right to privacy and dignity
Coughing while eating may be a sign of
Aspiration
After hip pinning or internal fixation of the hip surgery, often involves placing leg in this position?
Abducted (to prevent dislocation), avoid adduction (crossing legs past midline)
Fracture bedpan is used for?
MOST important after exposure (use the medical terminology)
Medical Asepsis or hand hygiene (most critical infection control step)
Restraints require
A physician's order and must be used as a last resort for safety. Also will accept should be checked at a minimum of 30 minutes (15 minutes or continous preferred)
Pain in an amputated limb is called
Phantom pain