CNA Unit 1 Test Complete Solutions

CNA Unit 1 Test Complete Solutions Nursing Assistant Roles and Responsibilities 1. What are the primary responsibilities of a nursing assistant? Perform delegated basic and personal care skills, use appropriate interpersonal skills, observe patients and report any changes. 2. What are the legal limitations of a nursing assistant? They cannot perform tasks that require medical training, such as inserting/remove tubes, changing sterile dressings, giving tube feedings, or administering medications. Nursing Assistant Qualities and Characteristics 3. What qualities and characteristics should a nursing assistant possess? Compassionate, honest, tactful, conscientious, dependable, respectful, unprejudiced, tolerant. 4. How should a nursing assistant maintain good personal hygiene practices? Practice good hygiene habits such as bathing, brushing teeth, keeping long hair tied back, wearing clean uniforms that fit, and keeping facial hair short and neat. Nursing Assistant Roles and Settings 5. What are some alternative names for nursing assistants? Nurse aid, certified nurse aid, unlicensed assistive personnel, patient care tech, certified nursing assistant. 6. Where might a nursing assistant work? Home healthcare, assisted living facilities, adult day services, acute care facilities, subacute care facilities, outpatient care facilities, rehabilitation centers, hospice care facilities. Ethics and Laws 7. What is ethics in the context of healthcare? Moral principles that guide a person's behavior or the conduct of an activity. 8. What are the ethical standards for nursing assistants? Be honest, protect privacy, report abuse, follow the care plan, do not perform tasks outside the scope of practice, report observations accurately, document accurately, follow safety rules. Patient Rights 9. What are patient rights in healthcare? The right to quality of life, services and activities to maintain wellness, full disclosure of rights, participation in own care decisions, privacy, dignity and respect. 10. What are advanced directives in healthcare? Legal documents that allow individuals to choose medical care if they cannot make decisions themselves. Safety and Infection Control 11. How can a nursing assistant prevent injuries in the elderly? Use proper body mechanics when lifting or moving patients. 12. What are the guidelines for good body mechanics? Feet shoulder-width apart when lifting heavy objects; bend knees to lift objects. 13. What are the elements necessary to start a fire? Oxygen, fuel, heat. 14. How can a nursing assistant respond to a fire emergency? Remove residents from danger; activate alarm system; contain and extinguish fire. 15. How can a nursing assistant respond to a resident who is having a seizure or fainting episode? Turn head to one side during seizure; sit person down and loosen tight clothing during fainting episode. Communication 16. How can a nursing assistant improve communication with residents who have difficulty hearing or understanding? Speak clearly and slowly; use simple language. 17. What are some barriers to effective communication? Hearing impairment; language barriers; resident may be hard to understand due to medical condition or medication side effects. CPR and Infection Control 18. How should a nursing assistant respond to a resident who is choking or in cardiac arrest? Stand behind them and perform abdominal thrusts during choking episode; begin CPR if cardiac arrest occurs. 19. What are MRSA and VRE? MRSA: type of staph infection caused by bacterium; VRE: type of bacteria that has developed resistance to many antibiotics. 20. How can a nursing assistant maintain standard precautions? Wash hands regularly; wear gloves; remove gloves after each procedure; wear disposable gown; wear mask/goggles as necessary. 21. What are the three types of transmission-based precautions? Airborne transmission; droplet transmission; contact transmission. 22. How can a nursing assistant break the chain of infection? Practice hand hygiene regularly. Human Development 23. What are the stages of development from infancy to old age? Infancy; toddlerhood; preschool age (6-10); school age (11-13); preadolescence; adolescence (14-19); young adulthood; middle adulthood (40-65); late adulthood. 24. What are the key concepts in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs? Physical needs; safety/security needs; love needs; self-esteem needs; self-actualization needs (trying to be the best one can be).