Performing Beginning/Ending Steps of a CNA

When should a nursing assistant gather her supplies?

• After he/she has begun a procedure

• Before she begins a procedure

• At the beginning of her shift

• Only after she has put on her gloves

When should a nursing assistant provide for a resident's privacy?

• As the final step in all care procedures

• Only if the resident has a roommate

• Before any care procedure is performed

• When the resident is going out of his/her room to get to the dining room

Documenting care procedures

• Should always be done at the end of a nursing assistant's shift

• Is not necessary for care performed every day

• Violates a resident's right to privacy

• Must be done every time a nursing assistant provides care for a resident

Which of the following is a beginning step in all care procedures?

• Identifying the resident

• Asking visitors to help provide care

• Waking up a resident

• Opening the resident's window

Which of the following is true of a nursing assistant introducing himself to a resident?

• It insults residents who do not have dementia

• It is an ending step

• It establishes trust and promotes respect

• It is done when a nursing assistant meets a resident for the first time

Why is it important for a nursing assistant to raise the resident's bed before providing care?

• It helps a nursing assistant who is short to be able to see the resident clearly

• It helps the nursing assistant to use proper body mechanics

• Raising the bed makes it safer to place soiled linens on it

• It gives the resident a better view of the room

When should a nursing assistant observe a resident for changes in condition?

• At the resident's annual physical exam

• Every time the nursing assistant performs care

• When the nursing assistant has extra time to spend with the resident

• While the resident is sleeping

What is the first thing you do before you enter the resident's room?

• Always introduce yourself to the resident first to promote safety before hand

• Do your safety checks within the room (Right Room, Right patient, provide privacy, place call light, state name/DOB)

• Knock on the resident's door

• Check important CNA progress

What would you do first out of these options?

• Do safety checks

• Introduce yourself to the patient

• Make sure the wheels of the bed are locked and in a low position

• Explain the procedure to the patient

For every skill in the CNA lab, how do you physically check that the wheels of the bed are locked, and in a low safe position?

• Make sure to ask the patient does the bed "feel locked to them"

• Make sure to grab the railing tightly to make sure it is safe, locked, and in low position for the resident

• Make sure to physically check the bedframe at the TOP of the bed with your hands to make sure it's in a low, locked, and safe position for the patient and that the wheels are completely locked.

• Make sure to physically check the bedframe at the END of the bed with your hands to make sure it's in a low, locked, and safe position for the patient and that the wheels are completely locked.