Personal care skills - PCT

One of the musculoskeletal hazards of bed rest and immobility is

• high calcium in the bones
• joint contractures
• pneumonia
• sensory loss

Which intervention can prevent contractures?

• heat application
• using the lateral position
• turning and repositioning Q 4 h
• ROM

Autonomy is a person's right to 

• make their own decisions
• a fair and accurate bill
• free care and medicine
• a patient advocate

A client is paralyzed on the right side. The nurse aide should place the signaling device

• under the pillow
• on the right side of the bed near the client's hand
• at the foot of the bed
• on the left side of the bed near the client's hand

The equipment you need to gather to do unconscious oral care would include

• toothpaste
• toothette/mouth swab
• toothbrust
• all of the above

To lift an object using good body mechanics, the nurse aide SHOULD

• keep both feet close together
• lift with abdominal muscles
• hold the object away from the body
• bend knees and keep back straight

The electric shaver that the nurse aide is using to shave a client begins to spark and smoke. What should the nurse aide do FIRST?

• finish shaving the client as quickly as possible
• unplug the shaver
• call the nurse in charge
• use the roommate's shaver to finish the shave

The nurse aide is going to help the client walk from the bed to a chair. What should the nurse aide put on the client’s feet?

• rubber soled slippers or shoes
• cloth soled slippers
• nothing
• socks or stockings only

When giving patient care, what approach is best for the CNA?
What approach would you do?

• Do everything for the resident to save their strength
• Have patients do things for themselves because that is quicker and easier
  
• Quality of care is not the CNAs responsibility
  
• You will give care that encourages your resident to do as much as possible. You will provide the assistance they need. You will promote Independence, safety, privacy and dignity.

Activities of daily living (ADLs) include

• Reading

• Taking part in facility activities

• Attending a worship service

• brushing teeth