Fire Safety
What is an F extinguisher used for?
Combustible oils or grease fires
What assistive device can be used to help a CNA transfer or ambulate a resident?
What is a gait belt
Behavior intended to disturb or upset another person
What is harrassment?
A two pronged tube that goes into the nostrils and used to deliver oxygen.
What is a nasal cannula?
What is with a doctor's order?
What 3 elements are part of the "fire triangle"
Oxygen, a flammable material, and heat source
Most accidents in a facility are caused by
What are falls?
Form that is filled out in order to record details of an unusual event
What is an incident report?
A CNA can turn on oxygen only when it is connected to the patient.
A walker, cane, or crutch must be _______ before a resident can use it.
Adjusted to patient height
These should be disposed of in a biohazard container
What are sharps?
This occurs when food, fluid, or a foreign body is inhaled into the lungs
What is aspiration?
Drugs, alcohol, medications, altered mental or emotional status, and prior history are...
Causes of workplace violence
When testing if an oxygen tank is full the dial should read at least __________ when turned on.
What is 2000psi?
A piece of equipment that a patient can use from their room if they need assistance
What a call light?
RACE is an acronym for a safety rule, and means
What is Rescue residents, Activate alarm, Contain fire, Extinguish?
Most common burn risk for the skin of patients/residents
Hot bath or shower water
Being understaffed, walking alone, inadequate security, and lack of policies are
Risk factors for WPV
The gauge piece that is connected and screwed into the top of an oxygen tank.
What is a regulator?
The regulatory agency that ensures facility safety compliance
What is OSHA?
PASS is an acronym and means
What Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep?
A SDS contains what information
What are emergency response actions?
What is the most important CNA intervention during crisis or emergency?
Stay calm
CNA may notice the following around the nose and mouth if a humidifier is not used with oxygen delivery.
What is irritation and dryness?
Most important item to check before performing any CNA intervention
Patient ID band or identification