Infection Control
The single most important action a CNA can take to prevent the spread of infection.
What is hand hygiene (handwashing)?
The position used most often when a resident is eating or sitting in bed.
What is Fowler's Position?
The normal adult body temperature is approximately this in Fahrenheit.
What is 98.6 Farenheit?
Treating a resident with dignity and protecting their personal information demonstrates this right.
What is the right to privacy?
The abbreviation ADLs stands for these daily self-care activities.
What are Activities of Daily Living?
PPE worn on the hands when there is a risk of contact with blood or body fluids.
Before transferring a resident from bed to wheelchair, the CNA should always do this to the wheelchair.
What is lock the wheelchair brakes?
This vital sign measures the number of heartbeats per minute.
What is pulse?
When a CNA faces the resident, listens, and responds appropriately, this skill is being used.
What is active listening?
The procedure used to prevent pressure ulcers by moving residents at least every two hours.
What is repositioning?
This type of precaution is used for all patients regardless of diagnosis.
What are standard precautions?
This device is used to help residents walk safely and prevent falls.
What is a gait belt?
This vital sign measures breaths per minute.
What is respiration rate?
Residents have the right to make choices about their care; this is called this right.
What is the right to autonomy?
This condition occurs when prolonged pressure reduces blood flow to the skin.
What is a pressure ulcer (bed sore)?
A disease that can be spread from one person to another.
What is a communicable diseases?
A sudden, uncontrolled descent to the floor is called this.
What is a fall?
A normal adult pulse usually falls within this range.
What is 60–100 beats per minute?
Telling a nurse about changes in a resident’s condition is an example of this responsibility.
What is reporting?
A diet that limits salt intake is often ordered for residents with this condition.
What is high blood pressure or heart disease?
The chain of infection includes six parts; this one refers to how pathogens travel from one place to another.
What is the mode of transmission?
When a resident begins to fall, the CNA should guide them to the floor and do this first afterward.
What is call for help and assess the resident?
The first number in a blood pressure reading is called this.
What is systolic pressure?
Abuse that involves yelling, threats, or humiliation falls into this category.
What is verbal/emotional abuse?
Recording food intake, output, and observations in a resident’s chart is called this.
What is documentation?