To help the patient return to work or home
To live as independently and safely as possible
To teach the resident to care for self
To aid in the healing process
B. To live as independently and safely as possible
High-Fowlers
Side-lying
Trendelenburg
Supine
The arm and leg on one side of the body is weak.
The arm on one side is malformed.
The face is saggy.
The arm and leg on one side of the body is flaccid.
Close the residents door.
Wash his or her hands.
Bathe the resident every day.
Clean the residents bathroom after use by visitors.
Allow the resident to drink fluids until he or she is ready to go to bed.
Offer tea and coffee after 6 p.m.
Encourage residents to drink only caffeine-free beverages later in the day.
Offer sodas with dinner.
He or she would like the CNA to stand in front of or behind him or her.
He or she feels steady, or if he or she has any nausea or dizziness.
He or she would like to wear headphones.
The CNA can bring his or her cell phone to answer emails while assisting the resident.
Speak to all residents, even when they cannot take part in the conversation.
Sit annoying residents away from other residents.
Do not talk to residents who speak a different language.
Speak loudly to all residents.
Place the fat pads of your finger over the groove in the wrist.
Use a watch with a second hand or one with a digital readout for the procedure.
Lightly press against the radial bone.
To obtain the pulse rate, count the beat for 10 secs and then multiply by 6.
Bread and cereals
Fruits and vegetables
Protein
Dairy
Severe abdominal cramping
Expelled brown liquid
Increased amount of flatus
Large amount of formed feces
Head of bed 45 to 60 degrees with legs either bent or straight
Head of bed flat
Bed flat with feet higher than the head
Head of bed 15 degrees with legs either bent or straight
First thing in the morning
Later in the afternoon
Before he or she goes to the bathroom
After exercise
Changing the residents clothes
Feeding the resident
Performing peri-care
Changing the residents position in the chair
120mL
60mL
45mL
90mL
Facial grimacing
Smiling
Holding an area
Crying
Walk by and say nothing.
Stop at the nurses station and tell whoever is there about the spill.
Tell the first person you see to have housekeeping come by and clean up the spill.
Put down the supplies and clean up the spill immediately.
Discard the residents junk mail.
Open the mail for the resident.
Deliver the mail unopened to the residents room.
Give the mail to a family member.
A person who represents a resident and investigates his or her complaint
A nurse representative who assures quality care
A person appointed by the court to handle an estate
A union representative
Rectal
Axillary
Tympanic
Oral
Wash the beard daily.
Trim the beard daily.
Comb the beard daily.
Wash the beard when it is visibly soiled.
Tell the resident to call the next time he or she has a stool so you can verify what he or she is reporting.
Report what the resident told you to the nurse.
Visualize the rectum to see if any stool is present.
Tell the resident that the stool is probably related to what he or she ate for breakfast.
The arm the blood pressure reading is being taken from should be at heart level.
The resident should sit comfortably with legs crossed.
The resident does not need to avoid talking while taking the CNA obtains his or her blood pressure.
The resident can drink while the CNA obtains his or her blood pressure.
Doing everything for the resident for a few days until he or she feels comfortable at the rehab facility
Showing sympathy for the residents situation
Not talking about the activities the resident cannot do by himself or herself
Focusing on what the resident can do for himself or herself
Call a local church to have someone come visit the resident.
Tell the nurse that the resident has requested to talk to a pastor.
Call the doctor and see if the resident is allowed to have outside visitors.
Tell the resident that you are a minister at your church and that you can help them.
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.
Protect the bed with an absorbent pad.
Raise the head of the bed and then roll the resident to his or her side.
Use the fracture pan on everyone.
Leave the bedpan in the bed after use.
Use only tepid water.
Cover the resident with a towel.
Close the curtain to provide privacy.
Wash the feet first.
Memory problems
Inability to dress
Inability to feed self
Unable to ambulate
To tell the wife that you are sorry, but visiting hours are over. Please come back tomorrow.
To pray with the wife and the resident.
To provide the wife and the resident privacy to pray.
To let the wife know that the chapel is provided for praying.
On the residents affected side
Behind the resident
On the residents unaffected side
In front of the resident
Provide snacks for the resident and family members.
Provide privacy.
Remain close enough to hear the residents conversation.
Leave the intercom on in case the resident needs assistance.