CNA Exam 1

Acute care

A 24-hour skilled care given in hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers for people who require short-term, immediate care for illnesses or injuries

Hospice care

Is given in facilities or homes for people who have approximately 6 months or less to live

The length of stay of over 2/3 of residents in long-term care is

Six months or longer

Dementia and other mental disorders are major cause of

Admissions to care facilities

A procedure

Is a method or way of doing something

Nursing assistant should not take

Money or gifts

Nursing assistants should not discuss

Personal problems

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9-15 months

A register nurse

In a long-term care facility, the nurse coordinates, manages, and provides skilled nursing care

Licensed practical nurse (LPN) or Licensed vocational nurse (LVN) can

Administer medications and give treatment

Advanced practice register nurse (APRN) is

A registered nurse who has completed training at the postgraduate level

Occupational therapist

Helps residents learn to adapt to disabilities

Assistive devices are

Special equipment to help with activities of daily living (ADLs)

The care team revolves around the

Resident, their condition, goals, priorities, treatment and progress

Sympathy means

Sharing in the feelings and difficulties of others

The chain of command also protects

Employees and employers from liability

Who can give orders to nurse aids?

Nurses and doctors

The information that NA’s collect such as vital signs, and the changes that they observe are important in

Determining how the care plans may need to change

Laws

Tell them what they MUST do

All team members must keep resident information

Confidential

Keeping resident information confidential is one of the

Resident’s rights

OBRA was passed in response to

Poor care and abuse in long-term care facilities

Nursing assistants must complete at least

72 hours of training

Psychological abuse is

Emotional harm caused by threatening, scaring, humiliating, intimidating, isolating or insulting a person or treating an adult as a child

Nursing assistants must never

Abuse residents in any way

Nursing assistants must try to protect residents from others who

Abuse them

Scalp tenderness or patches of missing hair is a sign of

Abuse and neglect

Respect the residents refusal of

Care

When doing a procedure on a resident always

Explain before performing it

Ombudsman is

Assigned by law as the legal advocate for residents

Nursing assistants should not share information about residents with anyone other than the

Care team

HIPAA

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

It is important for NA’s to ask questions to find out what is appropriate and to always respect the resident’s

Choices, beliefs and behaviors

An NA should not use

Medical terminology with residents and their families

Being a good listener means, when the resident is finished talking the NA should

Restate the message in his own words to make sure he has understood

The importance of touch can look like

Holding or softly patting resident’s hand or shoulders

Objective information is

Based on what a person sees, hears, touches or smells

Subjective information is

Something a person can not or did not observe

Report immediately if a resident has

Chest pain or high fever/fever

Document care

Immediately after it is given

Careful documentation is the only way to guarantee

Clear and complete communication among all the members of the care team

In military time, the hours are numbered from

00 to 23

Documentation needs to be doing using

24 hour clock or military time

What is 9:00 PM in military time?

2100 hours

A call light is

The primary way a resident can call for help

Nursing assistants should always respond to the resident’s

Call light

Using the face of an imaginary clock as a guide can help explain the

Position of objects

When a resident has combative behavior, you should?

Remain calm and lower the tone of your voice

If you encounter a resident in any embarrassing situation, remain

Professional and do not overreact

Microorganisms are always present in the

Environment

If you may come in contact with blood, body fluids or secretions, etc, you should be wearing

Gloves

Wash your hand before and after removing your

Gloves

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Resident

The single most common way for healthcare-associated infections to be spread is via the

Hands

Bloodborne pathogens are

Microorganisms found in human blood that can cause infection and disease in humans

Tuberculosis or TB is an

Airborne disease

Tuberculosis or TB can be spread when a person

Talks, coughs, breathes, sings, laughs or sneezes

Nursing assistants can help prevent the spread of MRSA by practicing

Proper hygiene

What is the single most important measure to control the spread of MRSA

Handwashing

Disorientation means

Confusion about person, place or time

To prevent falls, clear all walkways of

Clutter, trash, cords and throw rugs

Before giving care or serving food the resident must be

Identified

To guard residents against choking, the resident should eat in a

Upright position

Nursing assistants should never stop, adjust or administer

Oxygen

Any type of open flame near oxygen is a dangerous

Fire hazard

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires that all hazardous chemicals have a

Safety data sheet

A Safety Data Sheet (SDS) is a sheet that details

Chemical ingredients, chemical dangers, safe handling, storage and disposal procedures for the product

If a restraint is needed for the resident the only person that can order it is the

Doctor

Side rails on beds, geriatric chairs with tray tables attached are all examples of what?

Physical restraints

The base of support is the foundation that supports

An object

A restrained resident must be monitored constantly at least every

15 minutes

Maintaining a wide base of support and low center of gravity will enable you to help a

Falling resident

P.A.S.S. means

Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep

R.A.C.E. means

Remove, Alert, Contain, Extinguish

Abdominal thrusts are

A method of attempting to remove an object from the airway of someone who is choking.

Abdominal thrust can help remove the blockage

Upward and out of the throat

When responding to shock, how high should you elevate the legs unless the person has an injury or breathing difficulties or fractures?

8 to 12 inches

To control bleeding hold a

Thick sterile pad, clean cloth, or clean towel against wound

When controlling bleeding with a sterile dressing, it is important to

Press down hard directly on the bleeding wound until help arrives

Insulin reaction or hypoglycemia can result from either too much or too little

Insulin in food

When someone is having a seizure to prevent injury

Move furniture

Slurred speech or inability to speak (expressive aphasia is a sign what occurring?

Stroke

To help a resident who is falling, the nursing assistant should

Widen her stance, bring the resident’s body close to break the fall

Holistic care means

Caring for the whole person, the mind as well as the body

If you encounter a sexual situation between consenting adults provide

Privacy and leave the room

Respect residents’ decisions to participate in or refrain from

Food related rituals

To learn about residents’ religions or beliefs you must

Listen carefully to what resident’s say

What is not a sign of normal aging

Incontinence

By dividing a task into smaller units can help teach the resident to perform

ADLs

Intense tantrums, repetitive body movements, aggression, a short attention span and differences in reading and expressing emotions are symptoms of

Autism spectrum

If a person has autism spectrum disorder it may be helpful to have

Familiar caregivers and a routine

Anterior or ventral means

Front of the body on body part

Atrophy occurs

When the muscle waste away, decrease in size, and become weak

What a contracture develops

The muscle or tendon shortens, becomes inflexible and freezes in position

The nervous system can sense and interpret

Information from outside the human body

The heart pumps blood through the

Blood vessels to the cell

To help a resident with urination an NA should

Encourage fluids and offer frequent trips to the bathroom

Peristalsis means

The muscles of the esophagus then move food into the stomach through involuntary contractions

The lymphatic system consists of

Lymph vessels and lymph capillaries in which a fluid called lymph circulates