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Brittany D Midterm
CNA Midterm Notes Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Medicare | 65 years and older |
| Medicaid | low income |
| Dementia | is the loss of mental ability |
| Delegation | giving a task to someone |
| CNA's | are never allowed to insert or pull out tubes,turn on or off oxygen |
| Professionalism | how you behave at work |
| CNA | should always show up to work,and never be late |
| Residents | are the most important part of the care team |
| Policy | action to follow if something happens |
| CNA | should always know what you are doing if not you should ask questions and get help |
| Surveys | to check on money,always answer them honestly |
| OBRA | investigates reportsof abuse and poor care |
| Residents Rights | never talk about them,information shared with other care team members |
| Negligence | not giving care,report abuse immediately |
| HIPAA | protects health information on computers as well as paper |
| Documentation | always be accurate and document right away |
| Report | chest pain,difficulty breathing,and slurred speech |
| Incidents | falls,slips,bruises,and burns need an accident report dilled out |
| Resident | should be treated like she/he is yours |
| Rounds | checking residents and providing care |
| Visually Impaired | use clockwise for everything |
| CNA should | always try to find out what is making a resident cry or angry |
| You should | Never hit a resident |
| Coma | may still be able to hear and express pain |
| Health | physical,mental.and social well being |
| Wellness | balancing ones life |
| Holistic | whole person |
| Family Members | only get involved when involves safety of a resident |
| Infection Control | used to control and prevent the spread of disease |
| Localized Infection | drainage |
| Ederly | greater risk for infection due to being hospitalized more often.limited mobility and brittle bones |
| Standard Precautions | treat everyone as if they were infected |
| Body Fluids | include vomit,sputum, and saliva |
| Hand Hygiene | cleaning hands,shouldnot wear false nails,use friction for at least 20 minutes when washing hands |
| Sharps | puncture proof |
| Isolation | transmission based precautions, you should still spend time with residents |
| OSHA | protect workers |
| hiv | cannot be spread by hugging and kissing |
| Falls | happen most in nursing homes as accidents |
| Restraints | only apply with doctors order remove every 2 hours for 15 minutes |
| 1st thing you should do before any care | introduce yourself |
| Reposition | often to prevent bed sores or pressure sore |
| Ambulatory | walk |