CNA Skills Competency Review

A complete set of practice flashcards covering vocabulary and procedural specifics for 23 essential CNA skills based on the clinical skills checklist.

Hand Hygiene Friction Duration

Lathering all surfaces of wrists, hands, and fingers to produce friction for at least $20\,\text{seconds}$.

Hand Hygiene Positioning

Keeping hands lower than the elbows and the fingertips down during the lathering and rinsing process.

Supine Position

Lying down in bed; the required position for a client when applies one knee-high elastic stocking.

Ambulation Preparation

Before assisting a client to stand, ensuring they are wearing non-skid shoes/footwear, the bed is at a safe level, and bed wheels are checked and/or locked.

Ambulation Stability Technique

Maintaining stability of client's legs by standing knee to knee, or toe to toe with the client during transfer.

Ambulation Distance

Walking slightly behind and to one side of the client for a distance of $10\,\text{feet}$ while holding onto the transfer belt.

Bedpan Placement Position

Lowering the head of the bed before placing the bedpan and raising the head of the bed after the bedpan is positioned.

Denture Cleaning Water Temperature

Rinsing all surfaces of the denture and denture cup using moderate temperature running water.

Radial Pulse Site

The thumb side of the client's wrist where fingertips are placed to locate the pulse.

Radial Pulse Recording Accuracy

The recorded pulse rate must be within plus or minus $4\,\text{beats}$ of the evaluator's reading.

Respiration Recording Accuracy

The recorded respiration rate must be within plus or minus $2\,\text{breaths}$ of the evaluator's reading.

PPE Cuffs Technique

Ensuring the cuffs of the gloves overlap the cuffs of the gown.

Dressing a Weak Arm

Assisting the client to put the right (affected/weak) arm through the sleeve before placing the garment on the left (unaffected) arm.

Feeding Posture

Ensuring the client is in an upright sitting position of $75-90\,\text{degrees}$ before, during, and after feeding.

Bed Bath Eye Cleaning Technique

Washing from the inner aspect to the outer aspect using a wet washcloth with no soap, and using a different area of the washcloth for each stroke.

Electronic Blood Pressure Limit

The pressure level at which the machine must be stopped and the cuff moved to the other arm if inflation exceeds $200\,\text{mm Hg}$.

Urinary Output Measurement Rounding

Measuring at eye level on a flat surface and rounding up to the nearest $25\,\text{ml/cc}$ if the level is between measurement lines.

Weight Measurement Accuracy

Recorded weight must be within plus or minus $2\,\text{lbs}$ or plus or minus $0.9\,\text{kg}$ of the evaluator's reading.

PROM Repetitions

Joint exercises such as flexion/extension or abduction/adduction must be performed at least $3\,\text{TIMES}$ unless the client verbalizes pain.

Catheter Cleaning Direction

Cleaning at least $4\,\text{inches}$ of the catheter from the meatus, moving in only one direction, away from the meatus.

Foot Care Lotion Application

Applying lotion to the top and bottom of the foot while excluding the area between the toes.

Perineal Care Stroke Direction

Washing, rinsing, and drying the genital and rectal areas by moving from front to back.

Wheelchair Transfer Safety

Folding up or removing footrests and locking the wheels on the wheelchair before assisting the client to stand.

Manual Blood Pressure Inflation Range

Inflating the blood pressure cuff to between $160\,\text{mm Hg}$ and $180\,\text{mm Hg}$.

Manual Blood Pressure Recording Accuracy

Recording both systolic and diastolic pressures within plus or minus $8\,\text{mm}$ of the evaluator's reading.