Have restraints available in case of escalation to violence.
Remain calm and speak softly.
Keep the room bright.
Turn on the television to distract the resident.
B. Remain calm and speak softly.
What can I do about your life situation?
Rest awhile and you will feel better in the morning.
I cant help you right now; I am busy.
I can see this bothers you. I will convey your concerns to the nurse.
Put all side rails up after the resident is in bed.
Remove the bedside table from close to the bed.
Put on the bed alarm before leaving the room.
Turn all the lights off and close the door to the residents room.
Telling the resident about his or her beliefs
Letting the resident know that the resident is not to talk about his or her beliefs
Allowing the resident to share his or her beliefs
Inviting someone from your church to talk to the resident
Every three hours
Every two hours
Every four hours
At least once a shift
All cultures are the same.
Once a person enters this country, he or she should learn the culture.
Care is planned to include a residents cultural needs.
Culture does not influence the care of residents.
The CNA goes around the unit asking family and residents about their personal lives.
The CNA reports information to the CNA who is assigned to take care of the resident on the incoming shift.
The dietary aide brings the residents chart to the room and leaves it for visitors to read.
The CNA shares the residents HIV status with new employees.
Skin care
Elimination assistance
Increased fluids
Increased ambulation
120mL
60mL
45mL
90mL
Scribble out any mistakes.
If a mistake is made, the CNA is to cross out the mistake by putting one line through it and initialing it.
CNAs do not write in a residents chart.
Use white out when a small mistake is made.
Inability to read
Inability to use a bike
Loss of hearing
Inability to write
Severe abdominal cramping
Expelled brown liquid
Increased amount of flatus
Large amount of formed feces
88 beats per minute and regular
59 beats per minute and irregular
60 beats per minute and regular
96 beats per minute and regular
Complete the residents a.m. care and then report the swelling and discoloration to the nurse.
Elevate the arm.
Report the swelling and discoloration to the nurse immediately.
Remove the elastic bandage.
Flaccid lower extremities
No movement of all four extremities
Inability to move the left side
No feeling of both feet
Provide the resident with water
Place the resident in prone position
Call for help immediately
Check the residents blood sugar
Have restraints available in case of escalation to violence.
Remain calm and speak softly.
Keep the room bright.
Turn on the television to distract the resident.
When assisting the resident onto the bedside commode, the nursing assistant forgets to close the curtains.
While the resident is talking on the phone, the nursing assistant stands beside the resident.
Before beginning a procedure, the nursing assistant closes the curtains.
When dressing the resident, the nursing assistant does not provide adequate clothing.
Apply skin protector around the stoma.
Empty the collection bag.
Cleanse around the stoma gently with soap and water.
Reattach the clean bag to the apparatus around the stoma.
Alzheimers disease
Dementia
Psychosis
Sundowners Syndrome
Redness that does not turn white when pressed
Open area with redness
Black area
Open area with visible bone
Place the probe of the thermometer 1 inch under the arm.
Place the probe in the posterior 1/3 of the axillia.
Place the probe of the thermometer in the center of the axilla.
Place the probe in the anterior 1/3 of the axillia.
Trim the hair.
Wash and condition hair daily.
Brush or comb hair daily.
Place hats on the patient's head in between washes.
Standing to the side of the resident, placing the hands under the residents armpits, and lifting
Moving the resident to the edge of the chair; then, standing with feet apart, bending the knees and placing the arms under the residents arms and lifting
Moving the resident to the edge of the chair; then, standing with feet apart, bending the knees, placing the forearms under the residents arms and lifting
Facing the resident, feet apart, apply the gait belt to the resident, and lifting the resident via the gait belt.
Shaken to be sure it is full
Taken off the wall, closed, and set in the dirty utility room
Closed, sealed, and disposed of according to facility safety policy
Emptied into a larger container for disposal
The nurse telling the provider that the resident is not eating
A family member telling the nurse that it is the residents birthday
The CNA telling a visitor from church that the resident refuses to take his or her medications
The doctor telling the CNA caring for the resident that he or she may be experiencing pain when moved
Ask another nursing assistant what he or she would do.
Say thank you and take the money.
Refuse to accept the money.
Instruct the family member to give the money to the supervisor.
Inform the nurse immediately.
Ignore it.
Tell the nursing assistant to get help.
Give the nursing assistant coffee to drink.
The nursing assistant places a towel in the sink while cleaning the dentures.
The nursing assistant keeps the dentures in a glass on the sink to soak.
The nursing assistant places the dentures on the bedside table for easy access.
The nursing assistant places the dentures on tissues in the sink while cleaning the dentures.
Hoyer lift
Slide board
Brace
Assistive
Setting up the dinner tray
Taking out the trash
Providing oral care
Providing hair care