CNA - Safety and Body Mechanics

The most common accidents that occur in a healthcare facility are:

• burns
• falls
• cuts
• poisonings

The best position for a resident to be in while eating is:

• sitting upright
• lying on his/her left side
• reclining with his head tilted back
• on his stomach

Which of the following promotes a more stable base of support?

• standing with feet together
• maintaining a narrow base of support
• standing with the feet shoulder-width apart
• keeping the knees locked

Which of the following is the best thing a nursing assistant can do to help promote oxygen safety?

• keeping lit matches at least two feet away from a resident using oxygen
• using vaseline on irritated areas around the resident's nose and ears
• removing flammable liquids from the resident's room
• increasing a resident's oxygen level if he is having trouble breathing

the inhalation of food, fluid or foreign material into the lungs

• dysphagia
• aspiration
• cyanosis
• atrophy

weakening or wasting away of muscles

• dystrophy
• immobility
• atrophy
• weakness

medications used to control a person's mood or behavior

• chemical restraint
• physical restraint
• restraint alternative
• restraint-free care

collecting or putting away things in a guarded way

• restraint 
• hiding
• hoarding
•  stealing

the process of burning

• flammable 
• fire
• combustion
• PASS

the permanent and painful shortening of a muscle, tendon, or ligament that can restrict movement

• atrophy
• dystrophy
• contracture
• immobility