CNA ch. 2

NA

nursing assistant

RN

registered nurse

LPN/LVN

licensed practical nurse/licensed vocational nurse

APRN

advanced practice registered nurse

MD/DO

physical/doctor

PA

physician assistant

PT/DPT

physical therapist

OT

occupational therapist

SLP

speech-language pathologist

RD/RDN

registered dietitian

the care team revolves around the resident, ___, ___, ____

their condition, treatment, and progress

assistive devices

special equipment that helps a person who is ill or disabled to perform activities of daily living

charting

documenting information and observations about residents

two main ways in which nursing assistans provide services for residents

• performing assigned nursing tasks

• providing personal care/assisting with self care

who are the eyes and ears of the healthcare team to provide information on changes in the resident and why

nursing assistans, interact closely with residents on a daily basis

professional

having to do with work or a job

personal

relating to life outside one’s job: family, friends, and home life

professionalism

the act of behaving properly when working

compassionate

being caring, concerned, considerate, empathetic, and understanding

empathy

identifying with feelings of others

sympathy

sharing in the feelings and difficulties of others

tactful

showing sensitivity and having a sense of what is appropriate when dealing with others

conscientious

guided by a sense of right and wrong; principled

professional nursing assistants always make a point of:

• providing person-centered care

• being positive

• doing only assigned tasks

• keeping resident’s information confidential

• always being polite

• not disussing personal problems

• not using personal phones in resident’s rooms or care areas

• not using profanity

• listening

• calling residents by their proper names or preferred names/pronouns

• not giving/accepting gifts

• explaining care

• following care practices 

professional nursing assistants also include the following when interacting with employers:

• completing duties

• following policies/procedures

• documenting and reporting care

• reporting problems

• reporting anything that keeps a nursing assistant from completing duties

• asking questions

• taking directions and feedback

• being clean and neatly dressed and groomed

• being on time

• notifying employer if absent

• following chain of command

• participating in education programs

• being a role model for the facility

qualities of great nursing assistants

• compassionate

• honest

• tactful

• conscientious

• dependable

• patient

• respectful

• unprejudiced

• proactive 

chain of command

the line of authority within a facility or agency. helps protect nursing assistants and their employers from liability. helps to make sure that residents get proper health care

liability

legal term that means someone can be held responsible for harming someone else

scope of practice

defines the tasks that healthcare providers are legally allowed to do as permitted by state or federal law

what should you do if you are asked by a nurse or doctor to do something that is outside of your scope of practice

refuse to do task

tasks NAs are never able to perform

• make diagnoses

• perform procedures requiring sterile technique

• telling the resident or family the diagnosis or treatment plan

• activities that are not listed in the care plan

what is the goal of nursing process

planning and evaluating the resident’s care needs

what is the nursing process

assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation (ADPIE)

delegation

transferring responsibility to a person for a specific task

the five rights of delegation

• right task

• right circumstance

• right person

• right direction/communication

• right supervision/evaluation

five important strategies for NAs to use to manage time and usefulness

• plan ahead

• prioritize or make a list

• make a schedule

• combine activities

• get help

A california NA is required to renew their certification every ___ years

2

how many hours of continuing education units/in services hours in that two year period?

48

how many hours of work with pay is required for each renewal period

8 hours

what exam is required in two years after completion of the nurse assistant training program

state competency exam

how many attempts maximum is allowed to for the state competency exam

3