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| treatment for illnesses which come on suddenly and are usually of short duration. |
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| care that preserves function. |
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| care that sopts disease or injury from occuring |
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| Activities of Daily Living (ADL) |
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| physical activities of everyday life (bathing, grooming, dressing, positioning, toileting, eating) |
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| one who defends the righs of another. |
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| the search for meaning in life usually through religion. |
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| need for independence, a supportive environment, recognition as an individual, spiritual fulfillment, and social interaction. |
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| getting everyone from every department on all shifts working towards the same goals using compatible methods. |
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| paying attention to what is being said in a conversation. |
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| treatment for illnesses after acute phase. |
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| treatment for chronic illnesses that may develop slowly and continue for periods of time. |
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| treatment for the dying person to improve comfort and quality of life. |
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| What type of care do hospitals provide? |
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| What type of inspections are long term care facilities subject to? |
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| Federal Government, State Department of Health, local health department and fire department. |
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| What is the Minimum Data Set (MDS)? |
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| A form used to identify the physical, mental, and psychological status of each resident. |
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| What is the Comprehensice Care Plan (care plan)? |
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| A written plan of action developed by the Health Care team to meet each resident's highest functional, medical, nursing, mental, and psychosocial needs. |
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| What does the care plan include? |
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| Identification of cause, nature of residents needs, short term goals, long term goals, individualized approaches to goals, and disciplines responsible for monitoring goals. |
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| What is the difference between an acute care facility and a long term care facility? |
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| An acute care facility is meant to care for those with illnesses that have come on suddenly and leave just as quickly; whereas a long term care facility is for the care of patients with lingering illnesses that have developed over a period of time. |
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| How does the CNA contribute to the care plan? |
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| Provide care according to care plan; actively listen and communicate with resident, family, and health care team; observe and report changes of resident to nurse immediately; participate in care planning when asked. |
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| to have confidence in faith; to rely on |
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| a means of communicating with staff to get help; nonverbal communication |
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| doing what is right according to the rules of conduct of a particular group. |
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| being responsible for your own choices (words and actions). |
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| to treat with courtesy and consideration |
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| keeping information secret |
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| freedom from outsiders entering and watching without your consent |
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| failure to act in a reasonable and caring manner. |
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| any unsual event (fall, theft, error) that occurs in the health care facility |
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| Current Nursing Practices |
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| up to date, proven and accepted ways of providing nursing care |
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| pressure or strain that disturbs a person's mental or physical well being. |
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| opportunities for learning offered by employer. |
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| wrong doing that has been proven. |
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| True or False: It is the law that anyone who chooses to become a CNA must have a criminal history check performed? |
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| What are two things that can be done to test for tuberculosis in a CNA applicant? |
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| Mantoux test OR chest X-Ray. |
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| According to the ISDH, how many classroom hours must a CNA student attend? |
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| According to the ISDH, how many clinical hours must a CNA student perform? |
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| When should suspected abuse or neglect be reported and to who? |
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| Immediately, and to the nurse. |
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| How many hours of inservice education must be offered to a CNA? |
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| A CNA must work for a health care provider at least one _____ hour shift every ______ months. |
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| True or False: If a complaint of theft or abuse is found to be valid, the CNA will loose their certification in all 50 states. |
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| If found guilty of neglect, the CNA will not be allowes to work as a CNA for ____ to ____ years. |
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| accountable by law for ones actions |
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| the sequence in which events occur |
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| the specific language of medicine |
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| a shortened form of a word. |
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| How does a CNA provide for the residents comfort? |
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| Create a positive home like environment; help resident develop trust; offer emotional support and work with family; communicate and actively listen. |
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| What must a CNA do to present a positive personal image? |
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| Good hygiene; good health; professional appearance; professional state of mind |
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| What is the most important way a CNA assists the nurse and other members of the health care team to identify the needs of residents? |
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| Gathering bits of information about a resident through the use of the senses and feeligns. |
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| Data available through the senses |
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| information reported by the resident about how he or she is feeling. |
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| Observations that include an acute condition requiring immediate attention include: |
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| severe pain; anxiety; mood swings; any sudden change in condition; fall or accident; confusion; depression; skin tears or bruises; signs of shock; odor; loss of comfort; loss of consciousness; seizures; swelling; hemorrhage; difficulty breathing |
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| Verbally informing the person in authority about resident care and what has been observed. |
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| True or False: Telling another CNA or QMA about an observation is considered reporting? |
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| False. You must report to the person in charge, which is usually the nurse. |
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| Stating what is seen, smelled, heard or felt. |
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| stating what cannot be observed by the senses. |
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| Routine reporting is usually done at the ______ of each shift. |
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| ____________ reporting must be done at the time the observation is made. |
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| Written account of a resident's condition. |
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| Documentation is considered what type of record? |
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| What must be on each page before anything is writeen when documenting? |
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| True or False: Entries are preferred in ink, but can be made in pencil if a pen isnt available. |
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| False. They must be made in ink. |
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| True or False: Documentations should include your opinion has a health care provider? |
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| False. Document only what you heard or performed. |
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| Documentation must be in __________ order. |
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When should you document?
A.) Just before the procedure.
B.) During the procedure.
C.) After the procedure. |
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| Why should you not leave spaces or skip linee between entries in a documentation? |
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| True of False: Using standard medical terminology and standard abbreviations, including ditto marks, are acceptable in documenting? |
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| False. Ditto marks should not be used. |
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| True or False: It is acceptable to document for someone else if asked. |
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| False. Never document for someone else. |
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| When correcting an error in a documentation, draw a double line through the error, but allow what was written to remain readable. |
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| False. Draw a single line through the error. |
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| When charting, correction fluid or tape is acceptable if the mistake is very large, such as when writing in the wrong resident's chart? |
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| False. It is never acceptable. |
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| The word "mistake" should be printed next to a mistake made in charting, along with your inital's and the date of the correction. |
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| False. The word "error" should be written. |
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| anything that hinders or blocks |
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| values, beliefs and customs passed on from generation to generation by a group of people. |
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| a method of communication using hand signals; usually used to communicate with the deaf |
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| diminished mental capacity for awareness and ability to make correct judgements. |
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| Exchange of information and messages. |
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| Effective communication completes a cycle between ___ people. |
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| facial expression, tone of voice, posture, gestures, touch, body language, call light |
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| A person who is blind relies on _____ cues including words and tone of voice. |
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| A person who is hearing impaired, replies on ________ cues including body language, sign language, and writing. |
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| A person who is cognitively impaired relies on _____ and ______ cues |
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| True or False: Sympathy and Empathy are different. |
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| True. Sympathy is feeling sorry for, while empathy is understanding and appreciating their feelings. |
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| What are the four elements necessary for successful communication? |
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| Sending the message through; formulating the message; receiving the message; observing feedback |
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| What are three barriers to good communication? |
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| Cultural differnces; age; impairments |
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| a tiny living thing which can only be seen with a microscope. |
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| microorganism capable of producing disease. |
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| weakened or killed disease producing organsim taken orally or by injection to protect against disease. |
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| skin test to determine past or present exposure to Tuberculosis. |
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| cleanliness including bathing, using deoderant, mouth care and wearing clean clothing. |
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| any piece of medical equipment that has the potential to cut or puncture the skin |
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| an infection acquired during a stay at a health care facility |
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| using chemicals or boiling water to reduce the number of microorganisms |
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| process of killing all mircoorganisms |
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| How is sterilization of medical instruments performed? |
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| Steam or chemical solution. |
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| True or False: Microorganisms are everywhere. |
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| Harmful microorganisms are called ____________. |
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| What are the 4 types of pathogens? |
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| Bacteria; viruses; fungi; protozoa |
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| How many links are in the infection chain? |
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| What is the causative agent in the infection chain? |
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| The portal of exit and the portal of _____ are usually the same in the infection chain. |
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| Where are the Standard Precautions Developed? |
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| Center for Disease Control (CDC) |
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| What are the three types of isolation precautions? |
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| Airborne; Droplet; Contact |
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| True or False: Airborne pathogens are smaller than droplet pathogens. |
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| True or False: Chickenpox are spread via airborne pathogens? |
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| True or False: Pneumonia is spread via airborne pathogens? |
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| False. It is spread via droplet pathograns. |
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| True or False: Influenza is spread via droplet pathogens? |
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| True or False: Scabies is spread via contact pathogens? |
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| Hepatitis is spread by exposure to infected ________, sexual contact and fecal/oral contact. |
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| Scabies, is a skin infection caused by a _______. |
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| Tuberculosis is a __________ infection. |
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| True or False: AIDS comes before HIV? |
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| False. HIV preceeds AIDS. |
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| AIDS is spread via ____________ blood and _______ fluid. |
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| MRSA is a ____________ that doesn't respond to antibiotics. |
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| MRSA is spread via the ______ of the health care worker. |
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| What is infection control? |
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| Preventing the spread of mircoorganisms by following certain practices and procedures. |
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| What is the best and easiest way to prevent the spread of infection? |
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| What are Standard Precautions? |
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| Guidelines developed by the CDC to reduce risk of transmission of pathogens from both known and unknown sources of infection in a health care setting. |
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| When should gloves be worn during resident care? |
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| Any time you could come into contact with body fluids, secretions/excretions. |
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| What is the purpose of isolation precautions? |
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| To prevent the transmission of pathogens. |
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| When turning on the faucet to wash hands, you should use a clean paper towel. Why? |
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| Because it may be used by residents/visitors and should be kept as clean as possible. |
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| Hot water should not be used when washing hands. Why? |
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| Hot water opens pores and may cause irritation. |
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| When washing your hands, you should angle arms _____ holding hands _____ then elbows. |
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| What part of the arm is most contaminated? |
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| How long should you lather hands when washing? |
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| Why is it important to lather hands? |
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| Lather and friction loosen skin oils and allow pathogens to be rinsed away. |
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| How should you clean the nails of the fingers and thumb? |
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| By rubbing them in the palm of the opposite hand. |
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| Where do most pathogens on hands come from? |
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| When rinsing, water should run _____ from ______ to fingertips |
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| Why is it important to pat skin completely dry? |
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| Skin may chap if left damp. |
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| The faucet should be turned off with ______ ______ and discarded immediatel. |
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| Why should you use paper towel to turn off the faucet when you are done washing your hands? |
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| Hands will be re contaminated if you touch the dirty faucet with clean hands or if the towel is used after turning off the faucet. |
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| What should you do before applying gloves? |
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| After putting on gloves, what should you do? |
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| When removing gloves, you should remove one glove by grasping the _______ surface just below the _____. |
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| When the first glove is removed, it should be removed so that it is _______ ______. |
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| Once the first glove is removed, the removed glove should be held in the ______ hand. |
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| How many fingers of the ungloved hand should be placed under the cuff of the remaining gloved hand? |
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| The second gloved removed should be removed so that the first glove is ________ the second glove. |
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| True or False: Touching the outside of the glove with an ungloved hand causes contamination. |
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| What should you do immediately after ungloving? |
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| using the least amount of effort to accompolish a task. |
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| rubbing one surface against another |
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| What two things does body mechanics help to properly coordinate? |
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| What is the center of gravity on the human body? |
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| What is the base of support on the human body? |
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| Approximately, in inches, how far apart should be the feet be during a move? |
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| More _______ under the feet increases stability. |
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| More friction under what is being moved ________ the effort needed to move it. |
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| True or False: When lifting, the knees and back should be bent. |
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| False. The knees should be bent, but the back should be straight. |
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| When moving, keep the load _____ to you. |
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| You always move residents on a count of ____, _____, _______. |
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| Taking a deep breath before lifting and exhaling during the lift helps do what for the body? |
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| Pumps blood to the lungs and oxygen to the muscles. |
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| During a lift, pull in the stomach to support the ______. |
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| What two movements should not be done at the same time according to body mechanics? |
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| usual path taken in a room or hallway |
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| metal or plastic rails on the sides off hospital beds. |
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| spread of different pathogens between two surfaces |
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| device or method including chemical means used to limit the activity or aggressivness that could be harmful to the resident or others. |
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| When walking in the healthcare facility, you should stay to the _____. |
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| True or False: When a frayed cord is found, the CNA should try to fix it as long as it appears easy to fix. |
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| What type of equipment should never be used around water or oxygen. |
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| The call light should always be placed on the resident's ________ side. |
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| What could potentially occur if you leaned over a resident to do a procedure? |
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| How long should you allow the resident to sit on the side of the bed before standing. |
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| True or False: A resident should never be grabbed under the arms when assisting with a move. |
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| True. There are nerves under the arm that could cause pain to the resident. |
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| What are 3 things that side rails can be considered as? |
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| A safety aid, self help device, or restraint. |
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| True or False: A restraint can be used whenever the nurse feels it appropriate to safeguard the resident or others in the facility. |
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| False. Any type of restraint used to control a resident's behavior, must be ordered by a doctor. |
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| A protective device muse be used according to the manufacturer's guidelines including a _____ _______ knot. |
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| How should a restraint be checked for proper fit and comfort? |
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| By placing an open hand flat between the resident and restraint. |
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| How often should a resident in a restrain be visited? |
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| How often should a restraint be released for a ROM exercise? |
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| True or False: Oxygen is slightly flammable. |
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| False. Oxygen is highly flammable. |
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| What types of signs should be posted inside and outside the door of a resident on oxygen? |
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| "No Smoking, Oxygen In Use" |
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| When chceking the residents identity, what three things should you look for. |
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| First and Last name, DOB. |
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| Where should a quick release tie be attached to on the bed? |
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| The moveable part of the bed frame. |
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| Where should a quick release tie be attached to in a wheel chair? |
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