CNA in Assisted Living
When performing a stand pivot transfer, it is important to use which assistive device
gait belt
Who do I notify when there is any report of abuse or neglect
Urgently notify Kassie RN and Terri
This is state reportable and needs to be investigated immediately
What is an example of non-verbal communication by the nursing assistant?
Smiling at a new resident
TRUE or FALSE?
When a resident is agitated, I should scold them and put them in their apartment to think about why they are misbehaving.
False- You should identify what is triggering them. Then remove the trigger.
Approach with a calm voice, listen, reassure
Let's talk about TRIGGERS!
If your hands are visibly soiled you must clean/disinfect them with.....
Soap and water
Residents in ___are usually require less assistance and do not need routine skilled nursing care.
Assisted living facilities & Memory Care facilities
Let's talk about routine nursing care
Where is the laundry room
1st floor near the team training room
One way for a nursing assistant to communicate effectively with a resident who has a visual impairment is to
Use the face of an imaginary clock to explain the position of objects
When a resident is threatening to hit you, one of the first things to do is.....
keeps an arm's length away. Assess the situation, attempt to re-direct, remove stimulus, listen carefully, identify clues/triggers for why resident is threatening. Remove the threat.
Before a nursing assistant leaves a dirty utility room, what must she do to avoid transferring pathogens to other areas of the facility?
Wash her hands
Which of the following are typical tasks that AL nursing assistants perform?
A) Escorting to meals
B) Bathing a resident
C) Observing skin & reporting issues to the nurse
D) Giving tube feedings
With whom may a nursing assistant share a residents health information?
Other care team members who need the information to perform their job.
A person who is in late-stage Alzheimer's disease, is chair bound and does not communicate still may be able to
hear
5 signs that a resident is sundowning
Standard Precautions means
Treating all blood, body fluids, and mucous membranes as if they were infected
The most important member of the care team is?
resident
A resident hands you a bottle of eye drops from her drawer and asks you if you can help them put a drop in each eye. You go ahead and administer the eye drops. Her eyes immediately turn red and start burning.
What's wrong here and what are the next steps?
Which of the following should the nursing assistant do when working with a resident who has hearing loss?
Encourage the resident to wear a hearing aid
Speak clearly with good tone
What approach can be taken for a resident that doesn't want to shower?
Offer later time, offer to heat the room up prior, do some parts now and some parts later, tell them you have everything set up for them, make them feel safe.
True or false:
It is okay to wear gloves in the hallways, just in case something happens?
False-gloves need to be removed upon exiting the apartment.
Second step is to santitize
Which member of the care team has the most direct contact with the residents?
the nursing assistant
Where do we get personal care supplies for residents in Assisted Living and MC?
Usually the family provides
Have the nurse call them to request more when needed.
You are doing rounds and find a resident on the floor; he is bleeding extensively from his head. He is breathing rapidly and moaning in severe pain. The nurse is at lunch off-site. What is your next step?
CALL 911
A resident wants to wander in his WC while dinner is being served. It is time for him to eat, describe your approach
Identify why
It is important that residents wipe front to back to help prevent urinary tract infection
True