chapter 2 cna exam

Activities Director

Plans activities to help residents socialize and stay mentally and physically active

Licensed Practical Nurse(LPN) or Licensed Vocational nurse (LVN)

Licensed professional who has completed one to two years of education and is able to administer medication and give treatments

Medical Social Worker (MSW)

Helps residents get support services, such as counseling

Nursing Assistant (NA orCNA)

Performs assigned tasks, such as measuring vital signs, providing personal care, and reporting observations to other care team members.

Occupational Therapist (OT)

Helps residents learn to adapt to disabilities by training them to perform activities of daily living and other activities

Physician Therapist (PT or DPT)

Develops a treatment plan to increase movement, improve circulation, promote healing, reduce pain, prevent disability, and regain mobility

Physician or Doctor (MD or DO)

Diagnoses disease or disability and prescribes treatment

Registered Dietitian (RD or RDN)

Assesses a resident's nutritional status and develops a treatment plan that may include creating special diets

Registered Nurse (RN)

coordinates, manages, and provides skilled nursing care, as well as supervises nursing assistants' daily care of residents

Resident

Person whose condition, goals, priorities, treatment, and progress are the focus of the care team

Speech-Language Pathologist

identifies communication disorders and creates a care plan, as well as teaches exercises to help the resident improve or overcome speech problems

What are three tasks that nursing assistants are not allowed to perform?

Insert or remove tubes; give tube feeding or change sterile dressings some states allow NA's to give medications if they have completed additional, specialized courses.

What is one reason that observation and reporting changes in a resident's condition is important?

Care may need to be revised or update as a resident's condition change

If a nursing assistant sees a resident who is not on his assignment sheet but who needs help, what should the NA do?

All resident are the responsibility of each NA. the NA should always provide the needed care to the resident even if that resident is not in her assigned area or assignment sheet.

Being on time for work

professional

Being neatly dressed and groomed

professional

Doing tasks that have not been assigned if the resident requests them

unprofessional

Keeping residents information confidential

professional

Telling a resident about a bad date that the nursing assistant had over the weekend

unprofessional

Explaining care before providing it

professional

Accepting a birthday gift from a resident

unprofessional

providing person-centered care

professional

Asking questions when not sure of something

professional

Calling a favorite resident sweetie

unprofessional

Being a positive role model

professional

Compassionate

being caring, concerned, considerate, empathetic, and understanding

Conscientious

being guided by a sense of right and wrong

Dependable

Getting to work on time and doing assigned tasks skillfully

Empathetic

identifying with the feelings of others

Honest

being truthful

Patient

Not losing one's temper easily, not acting irritated or annoyed, not rushing residents

Respectful

Valuing other people's individuality and treating others politely and kindly

Sympathetic

sharing in the feelings and difficulties of another

Tactful

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

Tolerant

respecting others beliefs and practices and not judging them

Unprejudiced

Giving the same quality of care regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, religion, race, ethnicity, or condition

Why is proper grooming important for nursing assistants?

proper grooming affects how confident residents feel about the care NAs give

How often should a nursing assistant bathe?

Everyday

what should nursing assistants not use before going to work?

perfume

Hair should always be?

Brushed or combed

what would be a good type of clothing for a nursing assistant to wear?

Clean, ironed uniform

what would be the best choice for a nursing assistant to wear to work?

Watch

Why should artificial nails not be worn to work?

they harbor bacteria

What is true about the chain of command?

It describes the line of authority

Liability is a legal term that means?

someone can be held responsible for harming someone else

Why should a nursing assistant not perform tasks that are not assigned to him?

The NA may put himself or a resident in danger

Define scope of practice

A scope of practice defines the tasks that health care providers are legally allowed to do and how to do them correctly

List three tasks that are said to be outside the scope of practice of a nursing assistant

⭕️NA's do not administer medications.

⭕️Na's do not honor a request to do something outside the scope of practice, not listed in the care plan, or not on the assignment sheet

⭕️NA's do not usually perform procedures that require sterile technique

⭕️NA's do not tell the residents or the family the diagnosis or the medical treatment plan

⭕️Na's do not diagnose illnesses or prescribe treatments or medications

The purpose of the care plan is to give suggestions for care, which the nursing assistant can customize for each resident

False

nursing assistants should not perform actives that are not listed on the care plan

true

Care planning only involves the doctor's diagnosis; it does not involve the resident's input or Expectations

False Care planning involves the doctor's diagnosis and the resident input

Sometimes even simple observations that nursing assistants makes about residents are very important

true

The assessment step of the nursing process involves...

Getting information about the resident and reviewing this information

The diagnosis step of the nursing process involves...

Identifying health problems and resident needs

The planning step of the nursing process involves

setting goals and creating a care plan

The implementation step of the nursing process involves...

Putting the care plan into action

the evaluation step of the nursing process involves...

Deciding if goals were met

The goal of the nursing process is to

Plan and evaluate the resident's care needs

Is there a match between the resident's\_______1\_______and the NA's skills,\________2\________,and experience?

1. needs 2.abilities

Question i should ask before delegating a task

What is the level of resident stability

Can the nurse available give appropriate direction and\________1\_____?

1. Communication

Is the nurse available to give\______1\______ support, and help?

1. the supervision

Question I should ask before accepting a task

Do have the necessary skills and information for this task?

Do I have all the\______1\______ I need to do this job?

1. Information

Do I have the needed supplies,\________1\_______, and other support?

1. Equipment

Do I know how to reach my\_______1\_____?

1. Supervisior

List five guidelines for managing time

plan ahead, prioritize, makes a schedule, combine activities, get help