CNA PREP #3

What task do CNAs do regularily

• Administer medications

• Shower residents

• change sterile dressings daily

• administer tube feedings every 4 hours

This item replaces a body part that is missing

• prosthesis

• prone position

• gown, mask, gloves

• call light

Nonverbal communication includes:

• Smiling

• shrugging shoulders

• speaking slowly

• nodding head

Hospice care is for people who are expected to___________.

• move to a nursing home

• stay at home

• live for 6 months

• die in 6 months

Exercises that put each joint through it's full motion are called?

• Rotation

• Pronation

• Range of motion exercises

• strength training

In a restorative care setting CNAs should ________________.

• Take over and just do the activity when the resident can not do it.

• Recognize patients need reassurance when they have a setback

• The CNA should give the resident pain medicine

• Tell patient and family they are progressing even if they are not getting better

HIPPA is a law that was passed to _________________.

• Make sure ther is a standard practice for CNAs

• punish CNAs if they abuse patients

• Protect the privacy of residents health information

• make sure health information is recorded accurately

Unethical behavior by a CNA would include:

• not telling someone if a mistake is made

• allowing resident to make decisions about his own care

• making up numbers when doing vital signs

• telling friends and family members about a resident they cared for

Keeping center of gravity low, facing the object, avoiding twisting and holding object close to your body when lifting are all part of ______________.

• emergency criteria

• fire safty rules

• mechanical lifting

• Proper body mechanics

Medical terminology is important. It should be used when ________________.

• talking to family members.

• helping resident to understand his treatment plan.

• communicating patient information to the healthcare team.

• talking to their friends.