Basic Patient Care
This is the primary role of a nurse aide in assisting with personal hygiene tasks such as bathing, grooming, and dressing.
What is helping the patient maintain personal cleanliness and comfort?
This is the process of cleaning and removing harmful microorganisms from a surface or object to prevent the spread of infection.
What is disinfection?
This part of the body is responsible for pumping blood throughout the circulatory system.
What is the heart?
When recording vital signs, this should be checked along with blood pressure, pulse, and respiratory rate.
What is temperature?
This right allows a patient to make decisions about their own care, including the right to accept or refuse treatment.
What is the right to autonomy or informed consent?
A patient needs assistance in walking to the bathroom but is not fully able to stand on their own. This device is often used for stability and support.
What is a walker?
The nurse aide must wear this type of personal protective equipment (PPE) when caring for a patient with airborne precautions, such as tuberculosis.
What is a N95 respirator?
The body's largest organ, which serves as a protective barrier and regulates temperature, is called this.
What is the skin?
A nurse aide observes that a patient’s skin has a bluish color around their lips and fingertips. This condition is known as this.
What is cyanosis?
This is the term for respecting a patient's personal preferences, including their right to privacy and dignity.
What is patient-centered care?
When giving a patient a bed bath, it is important to keep the patient warm and avoid exposure to cold. This part of the body should be washed last to maintain comfort.
What is the back?
A nurse aide should perform this action before and after caring for a patient to reduce the spread of infection.
What is handwashing?
This system of the body is responsible for breaking down food and absorbing nutrients
What is the digestive system?
This term refers to a sudden and severe reduction in blood flow to part of the body, often causing pain, swelling, and redness.
What is a blood clot or deep vein thrombosis (DVT)?
When a patient is unable to make decisions for themselves, this person is often designated to make healthcare decisions on their behalf.
Who is a healthcare proxy or legal guardian?
This term refers to moving a patient safely in bed, often requiring assistance to avoid injury to both the patient and caregiver.
What is proper body mechanics?
This term refers to the use of clean equipment and the wearing of gloves when performing tasks that might expose the nurse aide or patient to blood or bodily fluids.
What is standard precautions?
This bone is located in the upper arm and is connected to the shoulder.
What is the humerus?
A nurse aide must report this if they notice any sudden changes in a patient's condition, such as difficulty breathing or chest pain.
What is an emergency situation?
This ethical principle refers to the duty of a nurse aide to act in the best interest of the patient.
What is beneficence?
A nurse aide should always provide this type of care to a patient to ensure comfort and dignity, especially when assisting with toileting.
What is privacy?
When transferring a patient, this piece of equipment should be used to prevent the risk of injury from falls.
What is a gait belt?
The brain and spinal cord are the primary components of this body system.
What is the nervous system?
When observing a patient's urine, the nurse aide should report if the urine is cloudy, has an unusual odor, or contains this.
What is blood?
If a nurse aide suspects that a patient is being mistreated or neglected, they are legally required to report this to the proper authorities under this act.
What is the Madatory Reporting Law?