INACE, CNA Practice Exam 4, CNA practice test 2, CNA Practice Test 1, Complete Verified Solution

INACE, CNA Practice Exam 4, CNA practice test 2, CNA Practice Test 1, Complete Verified Solution Reporting & Recording -Check current documentation of resident status & care. -Observe & report resident data (verbal). -Record objective & subjective resident data (written) Communicate need for changes in care plan. - Report unsafe conditions. -Place & receive phone calls Objective Data Things you can see, hear, feel, smell, or measure: Vital signs, weight, open sore on arm, reddened area on hip, swollen knee, wheezing, skin cold clammy, foul smelling urine, etc. -Subjective Data Things a resident tells you that cannot be observed through senses: Complaints of pain (headache, chest pain, stomach ache), nausea, numbness & tingling of fingers, no appetite, etc At the Nurse's Station: 1 st ring. • Identify unit, give name & title. • Take message. • Do NOT give confidential information. Refer caller to nurse The Resident's Personal Phone: Assist resident to answer. • Answer w/ consent. • If resident is unavailable, answer bedside phone (not cell phone) & take a message; do NOT provide any confidential info. Do NOT give your name or title, the name of the unit or facility Answer call signal: Used to signal for help. - Bed, bathroom. - Keep w/in reach. -Strong side. -Instruct on use. -Remind to use when help needed. - Answer promptly - Everyone responsible! Adaptations if limited mobility. 4. Reinforce instructions from other health professionals to resident & family - Not responsible for teaching but for knowing & reinforcing/assisting resident Inventory & label personal property Upon admission, as acquired. Instruct resident in use of body mechanics. Keep body in good alignment; have good posture. Have a wide base of support (feet shoulder-width apart). -Use strongest & largest muscles (shoulders, upper arms, hips, thighs). - Keep objects close to body. - Avoid unnecessary bending & reaching.