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Brittany D Midterm
CNA Midterm Notes Review
Question | Answer |
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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 |