Sweating
Refusing to use the splint
Difficulty in application
Pain with use
D. Pain with use
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
After contact with a resident
When soap and water are not available
When hands are visibly soiled
After assisting a resident to the shower
Bed in low position and head of the bed elevated
Wet area on the floor next to the bed
Bedside table within the resident's reach
Call light within reach of the patient
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.
Removing the residents clothes from his or her room without permission
Asking the residents permission to give the resident a bath
Gently waking the resident for breakfast
Offering the resident the opportunity to wash his or her face and brush his or her teeth before serving breakfast.
The timely completion of an assignment
Taking the time to listen to the resident
Obtaining the vital signs for the unit before lunch
Not changing the resident when he or she is soiled
Dry the residents hands and feet after soaking.
Report any breaks in the skin to the nurse.
Soak hands and feet at a safe temperature.
Rub lotion between the toes to prevent skin from breaking.
Wearing gloves
Adhering to precautions
Encouraging residents to bathe everyday
Hand washing
In 5 minutes or so
When you finish what you are doing
Before he leaves
Instantly
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.
To ensure the catheter does not fall out
To prevent trauma to the resident
To allow the resident to use the bathroom if needed
To prevent leaking around the catheter
Apply tape securely around the mitt restraints to keep them fastened.
Check extremities for circulation, motion, and sensitivity over a 4-hour period.
Document the reason for application of restraints in the chart.
Promote resident comfort throughout the use of restraints.
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.
Wait to start CPR until help arrives.
Call for help and activate the emergency response system.
Get the AED.
Look for breathing.
Pull the stocking up smoothly over the legs.
Make sure that the stockings are wrinkle free at all times.
Support the residents foot at the heel.
Slip the stockings over the toes before the heel.
Report the accident to the resident and the nurse.
Show the resident the dentures and ask him or her what happened to them.
Hide the dentures.
Offer to pay for the broken denture.
High-Fowlers
Side-lying
Trendelenburg
Supine
Resistance exercises
Aerobic exercises
Active range of motion exercises
Passive range of motion exercises
He or she should leave the room (if able) and come back when feeling less impatient.
The CNA should tell the resident that he or she is beginning to irritate him or her.
The CNA should speak with the nurse about his or her feelings.
The CNA should tell the family members that his or her loved one is irritating.
Ring or watch
Friction
Short cropped nails
Pulling on an extremity
A daughter discusses changes in care with her mother.
The residents sleeping medication is withheld because the resident would not take a bath.
A son does not return his father for several hours whenever they go out to lunch.
The wrong medication is given to a resident.
Slowing of responses
Inability to make decisions
Increased agitation
Loss of long-term memory
Checking the residents identification before any activity or procedure
Calling the resident honey or dear
Leaving the resident unattended during elimination
Informing the resident to yell out if he or she needs help
The resident should not be touched because the resident might cause harm to others.
The resident is being punished.
Assessment of the resident needs such as bathroom, repositioning, and circulation must be conducted at least every 2 hours.
Residents are not allowed to have any visitors.
On the residents affected side
Behind the resident
On the residents unaffected side
In front of the resident
Making sure the light in the room is not too bright
Placing rugs on the floor so the resident is not too shocked by the cold floor
Making sure the residents glasses and other visual aids are within reach
Turning up the volume on the television so the resident can hear because he or she has trouble seeing
Alcohol
Soap and water
Nothing, just allow the drain to air dry
Peroxide
Wash from the rectum to the meatus.
Wash the meatus with peroxide.
Wash away from the meatus.
Provide traction to the catheter while washing the meatus.
The electronic thermometers do not need lubrication.
Only mercury thermometers provide an accurate temperature.
The normal rectal temperature is 1 degree lower than an oral temperature.
Privacy is provided during the procedure.
When the pouch is full
Every two hours
Every day with a.m. care
Every shift