Meds
You have 5 days remaining of a medication, what are the two steps to take?
1. Click refill
2. Call pharmacy to confirm refill
Once an incident happens, how long do you have to enter it?
For best practice standards, how long do you have to enter the incident report?
72 hours
24 hours
My resident has returned from being LOA, what do I need to do?
Make a progress note. Note should state resident was oriented to room and call pendant is in place. No signs of discomfort and resident is comfortable.
You have dirty linens; where do they go and how are they handled?
Linens go in dirty linen can/cart
MUST be put in a bag, do not throw on floor, do NOT put in hallway. once in a bag, they are NOT to be left outside of room.
You have started your house laundry and it is now complete. Your shift is not over. How do you proceed?
Complete task, fold and put laundry away NEATLY
What do you have to document for refrigerated medications and where is it located?
Monitor and document fridge temperatures, twice daily
Binder is beside the fridge
Who are the three people to make contact with when an incident happens?
POA, PCP, DON
My resident has been yelling, walking the halls, I can not settle my resident. What should I do
Make a behavior progress note. Your resident is demonstrating behaviors and not physically being aggressive.
How many breaks do you get in a day? List steps to take prior to break?
Two 15 minute breaks
One 30 minute break
radio to fellow coworkers and notify of break.
Be RESPECTFUL of others breaks. This is their time to cool off, relax and recoup to come back to work.
It is the beginning of the month. I have 10 days to complete this task
Monthly vitals
What do you do after giving a PRN medication?
Ensure effective/ineffective is documented prior to leaving your shift
My resident has pushed me 3 times and has physically pushed a fellow resident out of the way. What are the steps I take after ensuring all resident safety
Document in PCC, this would go under an incident report as physical aggression. When in the incident, I will make an incident note so it will link to their chart.
There is a skin issue, this is existing, but the issue is now worse. What are the steps to take as an RA? What are the steps to take as a Med Tech?
RA must reposition resident to alleviate pain, get off of area of concern. Get Med Tech to examine.
Med Tech is to look at area. Make a progress note and note what the concern is and describe it.
my resident needs supplies, their family usually brings them in. It is night time and I need them now. What are the steps to take
Go to stock room, gather supplies, SIGN OUT all supplies.
I have opened a new medication, what are the steps to take
Label it with open date. Papers are in each med cart that explain when things expire. IF it is not on the paper, you go by the manufactures expiration date
What steps do you take to add a residents location for admission
Maintenance, resident maintenance, Location-select correct hall and room number
Who is responsible for making incident reports
The med tech on duty.
RCC, DON, and ED are available, IF asked for assistance
My resident is complaining of pain when urinating, what are the steps I need to take
Contact the doctor via phone or fax, document that you made contact and document any conversation that took place
I did not bring a meal today, what are the steps to take to get it from the dinning room
I am offered ONE free meal a day. I am to fill out a slip 2 hours prior to meals being served.
On call rotation for nursing, who is pink and who is blue
RCC- Blue
list the steps to approve a medication
have the medication in hand
confirm med matches order-do this by looking through chart, to be filed bin, listen to report given my RCC and DON
ensure times are correct to be given
List 5 examples of an incident report
Verbal aggression initiated, injury of unknown origin, misc, physical aggression initiated, physical aggression received, verbal aggression received, elopement, smoking injury, choking, witnessed or unwitnessed fall, fall during staff assist, medical emergency
Document at the time resident was taken out. Document when resident arrives back with time and if any changes were made, or if any findings occured.
My residents room needs to be straightened up. Whose responsibility is it and list three things we can do to assist
make bed, put clothes away, pick trash up, clothes blinds at night, straighten picture frames, close drawers to dresser, close shower curtain, ect.
Oxygen users
Air mattress beds-you may move to another room with a different bed, bring bed to their room, or offer them a reclined seat if they prefer