Resident Rights & Ethics
This is an example of ethical behavior by a nursing assistant.
Protecting a resident’s privacy.
Staying in scope of practice
Not taking gifts or bribes
This practice should be done before and after touching every resident.
Handwashing.
If a resident begins to fall, the CNA should do this.
Widen stance and bring resident’s body close.
This is the most accurate temperature site.
Rectal.
These sheets help move residents without causing shearing.
Draw sheets.
A resident’s PHI can only be shared with these people.
Those who are part of the resident’s care team.
Standard precautions should be used on this group of people.
Every person in the CNA’s care.
When leaving a resident’s room, the call light should be placed here.
Within the resident’s reach.
Respiration consists of these two processes.
Inspiration and expiration.
When feeding a resident, the CNA should do this first.
Tell the resident what foods and fluids are on the tray.
Confirm the persons name against the meal card.
When a resident refuses treatment, the healthcare team must do this.
Educate about risks and benefits, ask why they refuse, and offer options.
Microorganisms thrive in these types of environments.
Warm, moist environments.
A choking person commonly does this universal sign.
Puts hands to the throat.
Baseline vital signs are these.
Initial values used to compare future measurements.
When cleaning the perineal area, the CNA should clean in this direction.
Front to back.
This term means harming a person physically, mentally, or emotionally by failing to provide needed care.
Neglect.
CNA’s encounter microorganisms this often.
Every time the CNA touches something.
This acronym describes how to use a fire extinguisher.
PASS.
This device is used to measure blood pressure.
Sphygmomanometer.
When giving a bed bath, this body part is washed first.
Face.
If a CNA suspects abuse, they must do this immediately.
Report it to the charge nurse and follow reporting procedures.
In healthcare, an item is considered clean when it is this.
Free of pathogens.
To treat a minor burn, the CNA should do this.
Apply cool, clean water.
The normal respiratory rate is
12-16
Water used when shampooing a resident’s hair should not exceed this temperature.
105°F.