Certification
A valued, unlicensed member of the health care team, responsible for providing delegated nursing tasks, within a defined range of functions
Who is the NC Nurse Aide I?
A federal law enacted by U.S. Congress in 1987 designed to improve quality of life for residents living in nursing homes
What is the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA)?
Care given in LTCF for people who need 24-hour skilled care
What is Long-term care?
NAs must never perform any task that is outside of this:
What is the care plan?
Processes that the NA assists with as a large part of their job including hygiene & grooming, dressing, toileting, transferring, & eating
What are activities of daily living?
The State Competency exam is split into these two components:
What is a written exam & skills demonstration?
75 hours
What is the OBRA requirement for required training hours?
Care given to people who have had treatments, procedures, or surgeries & need short-term skilled care
What is outpatient care?
Based on the nursing process, this is updated as the resident's condition changes & is used for coordination & continuity of care
What is the care plan?
This needs to be done carefully & accurately
What is documentation?
Nurse Aides need to renew their certification to remain on the NC Nurse Aide I Registry this often:
What is every 2 years?
After a report of __________________ is made against a nursing assistant, the NA is suspended from facility while an investigation takes place
What is abuse or neglect?
24-hour skilled care given in hospitals & ambulatory surgical centers for people who require short-term, immediate care for illnesses & injuries
What is acute care?
The NAs role in the nursing process involves reporting ________ made to the nurses
Something that any healthcare team member needs to answer, regardless of assignment
What is a call light?
A listing of all individuals who meet state & federal training & testing requirements to perform NAI tasks in North Carolina. (List you will be placed on when you pass your state exam)
What is The North Carolina Nurse Aide I Registry?
A federal health insurance program for people who are 65 or older
What is Medicare?
Care given by specialists to help restore or improve function after an illness or injury
What is rehabilitation?
Changing sterile dressings, administering medications, creating care plans
What are tasks that are outside of the NA's scope?
Plan ahead, prioritize, make a schedule, combine activities, and get help
What are strategies for time management?
An individual gets up to three attempts to pass this exam
What is the National Nurse Aide Assessment (NNAAP) registry exam?
Identified in the OBRA law. Relates to how residents must be treated while living in a facility; they provide an ethical code of conduct for healthcare workers. Posted in LTCF
What are Resident Rights?
Group of residents with the longest average stay
Who are developmentally disabled residents?
NA's may need to ask themselves the following questions before accepting ___________:
"Do I have all the information I need to do this job? Are there questions I should ask?"
"Do I believe that I can do this task? Do I have the necessary skills?"
"Have I told my supervisor of any special needs for help & support?"
What is a delegated task?
The process that follows a resident fall:
What is procedure?