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A comprehensive overview of the tasks, responsibilities, and key concepts related to the role of a nurse aide. It covers a wide range of topics, including activities of daily living (adls), limitations of a state-tested nursing assistant (stna), ethics and behaviors at work, the omnibus budget reconciliation act (obra) regulations, the nurse aide state test, the nurse aide registry, communication techniques, medical records, care conferences, care plans, military time, charting rules, infection control, and various types of infections and precautions. The document aims to equip nurse aide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to excel in their role and provide high-quality care to patients. With detailed explanations and correct answers, this resource can serve as a valuable study guide or reference material for nurse aide training programs and examinations.
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Tasks and Responsibilities of a nurse aide - Correct Answer ADL (Activities of daily Living) -Brushing teeth, hair, shower, bathroom Limitations of a STNA - Correct Answer STNA's do not take blood, give medications, or medical injections Ethics and behaivors at work - Correct Answer the knowledge of what it right and what is wrong Having ethical behaivor means to not be prejudiced or biased OBRA - Correct Answer Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 How does OBRA regualte the nurse aide class - Correct Answer sets training and competency evaluations requirements for a NA. ANA must have 75 hours minimum with 16 hours of clinical training What is involved in a NA state test - Correct Answer a written exam and skill test -If the test is failed 3 times, the student must re-take the NATP class Nurse Aide Registry - Correct Answer A listing of nurse aides who have met Federal and/or State training and competency requirements needed for employment in nursing homes. Maintains records of NA's who wre found abusing or neglecting patients or using misappropriation of funds Who do NA's report to - Correct Answer The Nurse WHAT information about a resident would you communicate to other team members - Correct Answer Vital signs, intake/outpt, weight, changes in the resident's condition WHEN do you communicate to other team members - Correct Answer -changes in conditions -when the nurse asks -when you leave the unit for any break -before you leave at the end f your shift
verbal communication - Correct Answer expressing ideas to others by using spoken words -tone of voic, talking slow and clear nonverbal communication - Correct Answer communication using body movements, gestures, and facial expressions rather than speech -focus on yout gesture, posture, eye contact, body movement and appearance What is meant by clarifying open-ended questions? - Correct Answer Leading the [atient to share thoughts, feelings, or ideas How does Culture affect communication - Correct Answer The person may attach different meanings to verbal and nonverbal communication Communication techniques for residents with impairments as hearing, visual, confusion or dementia - Correct Answer What should you know about a hearing aide - Correct Answer -Replace the batteries -clean according to instructions -Notify charge nurse if hearing aid is not functioning properly -Store according to instructions -Remove battery and turn off when not in use Medical Record - Correct Answer written account of a persons condition and response to treatment & care care conference - Correct Answer a meeting to share and gather information about residents in order to develop a care plan Care plan - Correct Answer -Resident care problms and strengths to be addressed by the healthcare team -Care plan needs to be comunicated to all 3 shifts and all involved staff for consisytency Military time - Correct Answer 0100 - Zero one hundred 1:00 a.m. 0200 - Zero two hundred 2:00 a.m. 0300 - Zero three hundred 3:00 a.m. 0400 - Zero four hundred 4:00 a.m. 0500 - Zero five hundred 5:00 a.m. 0600 - Zero six hundred 6:00 a.m. 0700 - Zero seven hundred 7:00 a.m. 0800 - Zero eight hundred 8:00 a.m. 0900 - Zero nine hundred 9:00 a.m. 1000 - Ten hundred 10:00 a.m. 1100 - Eleven hundred 11:00 a.m.
1200 - Twelve hundred 12 noon 1300 - Thirteen hundred 1:00 p.m. 1400 - Fourteen hundred 2:00 p.m. 1500 - Fifteen hundred 3:00 p.m. 1600 - Sixteen hundred 4:00 p.m. 1700 - Seventeen hundred 5:00 p.m. 1800 - Eighteen hundred 6:00 p.m. 1900 - Nineteen hundred 7:00 p.m. 2000 - Twenty hundred 8:00 p.m. 2100 - Twenty one hundred 9:00 p.m. 2200 - Twenty two hundred 10:00 p.m. 2300 - Twenty three hundred 11:00 p.m. 2400 - Twenty four hundred 12 midnight 0005 - Zero zero zero five 12:05 a.m. rules of charting - Correct Answer -can only cross out with one line if there is a mess up -cannot erase, white out, or squiggle out -must sign name Infection control - Correct Answer practices and procedures that prevent the spread of infection Bloodborne pathogens - Correct Answer Disease-causing microorganisms carried in the body by blood or body fluids, such as hepatitis and HIV. MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) - Correct Answer an infection caused by specific bacteria that has become resistant to many antibiotics -can cause serious wiund and bloodstream infections VRE (vancomycin-resistant enterococcus) - Correct Answer a strain of the bacterium enterococcus that is resistant to the powerful antibiotic vancomycin; infections occur when the bacteria enter the bloodstream, urinary tract, or surgical wounds Elderly Infections and why they are more susceptible - Correct Answer -Increased risk due to impaired immune system, skin breakdown, poor nutrition/hydration, and chronic diseases chain of infection - Correct Answer 1. SOURCE (Pathogen infectious agent)
Portal of Entrance/Portal of Exit - Correct Answer How the Pathogen enters or exits the hosts -The respiratory, GI, Urinary, reproductve tracts, breaks in the skin, and blood Hand washing and Gloving - Correct Answer When can you use an alcohol-basd hand rub? - Correct Answer -When hands are not visibly soiled -Before direct contact with a resident -After direct contact with resident's intact skin -After contact with objects in th resident's care setting -After remving gloves When do you need to handwash? - Correct Answer -When hands are visibly soiled -Before eating -After using restroom PPE - Correct Answer Personal Protection Equipment -Gloves, goggles, face shields, masks, lab coat, gown, shoe covers, and surgical caps Types of Isolation - Correct Answer -contact -droplet -airborne How do you remove an isolation gown - Correct Answer 1. Unfasten gown ties, making sure sleeves do not contact body