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Nursing Assistant
Nursing Assistant - MUST KNOW
Question | Answer |
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Normal Ranges for Adult Vital Signs Temperature | Temperature in Fahrenheit or Celsius ***** Oral 97.6 - 99.6 F OR 36.5 - 37.5C ***** Rectal 98.6 - 100.6 F OR 37.0 - 38.1 C ***** Auxiliary 96.6 - 98.6 F OR 36.0 -37.0 C |
Normal Ranges for Adult Vital Signs Pulse | Pulse 60 - 90 beats/ min |
Normal Ranges for Adult Vital Signs Respiration | Respiration 12 - 20 respiration/ min |
Normal Ranges for Adult Vital Signs Blood Pressure | Blood Pressure ************************ Normal (100 - 119 Systolic) (60 - 79 Diastolic) ***** Prehypertension (120 - 139 Systolic) (80 - 89 Diastolic) ***** High(> 140 Systolic) ( > 90 Diastolic) |
Fluid conversion | Fluid conversion ***** Usually in (cc) Cubic Centimeter or (ml) milliliter ***** 1 cc = 1 ml ***** 1 oz = 30 cc ***** 1 cup = 8 oz = 240 cc ***** 1/4 c = 2 oz = 60 cc ***** 1/2 c = 4 oz = 120 cc |
Food Consumption --> Percentage (%) Method | Percentage (%) Method ***** (R) REFUSED = 0 % NO FOOD EATEN ***** (P) POOR = 25 % VERY LITTLE FOOD EATEN ***** (F) FAIR = 50 % HALF OF FOOD EATEN ***** (G) GOOD = 75 % MOST OF FOOD EATEN ***** (A) ALL = 100 % E |
CPR - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation | 30 : 2 compressions/rescue breaths for 5 cycles ********* Rate of compression = 100 |
Daily water Need | 64 oz/ day or 8 glasses x 8oz/day or 1920cc per day |
Continuing Education Requirement | OBRA requires that all NA who work in a long term care participate in a minimum of 12 hours of in-service training per year |
NA training requirement | 75 hours of training ; in many state training exceeds 100 hours |