Infections Prevention & Vital Signs
Legal/Documentation
Terms to Know
Time, Measurements, and Numbers
Being a CNA/GNA
100

You can use disposable gloves, gowns, and masks how many time before discarding?

One time.

100

Legal document that designates what kind of care a person wants if he is unable to make that decision himself.

What is an advance directive?

100

Understanding or identifying another person's feelings.

What is empathy?

100

3 ounces in milliliters.

What is 90 ml?

100

Number hours needed to become a CNA according to OBRA.

What is 75 hours?

200

Washing your hands with friction for this number of seconds is the best way to perform hand hygiene.

What is 20 seconds?

200

Which of the following people may an NA share a resident’s medical information?

What is the resident's doctor?

200

Blue or gray skin

What is cyanotic?

200

Use this unit when documenting how much fluid a resident takes in or puts out.

What are milliliters?
200

Number of continuing education hours required each year for a GNA/CNA?

What is 12 hours?

300

The typical site used when monitoring a resident's pulse.

What is radial pulse?

300

DNR/DNI

What is code status?

300

NPO.

What is nothing by mouth?

300

12:00 am in military time

What is 2400?

300

Investigates reports of abuse.

What is state board of nursing/health department?

400

The most accurate site to take a temperature.

What is a rectal temperature?

400

Documenting care right after it has been done.

The best way to complete documentation.

400

A cane with four rubbed-tipped feet.

What is a quad cane?

400

Ounces of fluid a resident should drink in a day.

What is 64 ounces?

400

What must you perform to pass a skill during the GNA examination?

What is the critical element step?

500

Use this for every single person in your care, regardless of infection.

What are standard precautions?

500

"Mr. Gomez ate half of his scrambled egg" is an example of documenting what?

What is a fact?

500

Permanent and painful stiffening of a joint and muscle.

What is a contracture?

500

Angle the resident should sit at when eating.

What is 90 degrees?
500

This is a function of a provider and is outside of the scope of practice for a CNA/GNA.

What is prescribing medication?