CNA Skills
What are the two ways to identify a patient?
Check their wristband, ask for their name
What is the standard PPE?
Gloves & a mask
True/False: Patients have the right to refuse care.
True
What is the normal range of breaths per minute? (for adults)
12-20
You enter a patient's room and notice the bed is high and the call light is on the floor. What do you do?
Pick up the call light and lower the bed.
True/False: It is within a CNA's scope of practice to prep and transport a patient for diagnostic tests and treatments.
True
What is the difference between direct and indirect transmission?
Direct - Person to person
Indirect - object to person
Normal/within range
A CNA walks into a patients room and introduces themselves. They start giving the patient medications. What important step have they skipped?
Identify the patient
Things patients do every day, like bathing and eating, are called what?
Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)
When a patient develops an infection while under the care of a health facility, it is called a _____
Hospital-acquired infection (HAI)
If a CNA suspects abuse or neglect of a patient, by law they have to _______.
Report it
A sphygmomanometer is commonly called what?
Blood Pressure Cuff
A patients family member calls and asks how they are doing. What do you say?
You cannot give them any information over the phone and without patient consent
List two steps you take after entering a patient's room.
Identify the patient, introduce yourself
What should you never do with sharps containers?
Fill it all the way to the top
Failing to do what a “careful and reasonable person” would do is called _____
Negligence
What is the range of stage 1 hypertension?
130-139/80-89
A disoriented patient claims they are not under the influence of drugs or alcohol. You smell alcohol on their breath. What should you do?
Tell the nurse
What should the patient always have access to?
The call light.
What is an SDS sheet?
Identifies the risk of substances, first aid measures, proper storage, disposal, and handling of dangerous chemicals
Name three Principles of ethics.
Autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, veracity, justice, accountability, fidelity.
True/False: A patient with a temperature of 37.9 degrees Celsius has a fever.
False, 38 degrees Celsius or higher is considered a fever
A patient asks you to tell them what their diagnosis is. How do you respond?
It's outside your scope of practice. Refer them to the nurse or doctor