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What does a nurse aide do? correct answers Spends the most time with residents, works under the delegation and supervision of a licensed nurse, informs the nurse of any changes in the residents condition. follows a plan of care developed by the interdisciplinary team for each resident. Tasks and responsibilities of a nurse aide? correct answers Assures each resident receives correct diet, assist the resident with meals, fill the resident's water pitcher or assist resident to obtain water and fluids, calculate and record meal percentage on dietary record sheet, assist residents to and from the dining room. Records weight of resident, records I and Os Assist in admission, transfer and discharge of residents. Documents care on flow charts, reviews assignment sheets, completes assignment or worksheets and reports on and off duty for breaks, provides input to assessment and care plan. What work ethics and proper behaviors do nurse aides have at work? correct answers accountability, accuracy, competency, cooperation, courtesy, delegation, interpersonal skills, hygeine, time management, goal setting, stress, keeping promises and doing what you should with regard to the rules, responsibility,dependability, What is meant by empathy? correct answers Put someone else in your shoes What is meant by sympathy? correct answers Feelings of sadness for someone else's misfortune What is meant by delegation? correct answers The nurse athorizes the NA to perform certain tasks, The nurse is legally accountable for the task. The delgated task must be within legal limits of what a NA can do. Plus, promotes the safety. Who does the nurse aide report to? correct answers The Nurse What attitude, appearance and behaviors should a nurse aide resemble? correct answers Should have dependability, Accuracy, Should have good personal hygeine and professional uniform with proper fit, clean and pressed and approprite underclothing fit, style and color. Fingernails are to be short,neat and clean according to facility policy, no artificial nails or nail jewelry, name tag placed correctly, long hair pulled up, comfortable non permeable shoes. What is OBRA and what does it do? correct answers Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act and it sets training and competency evaluation requirements for nursing assistants and assesses written and skills. What are the nurse practice acts? correct answers They regulate nursing practice in that state and defines Rn and LPN and LVn and proect the public from person practicing nursing without a license. Which law addresses the training of nurse aides to work in long term care? correct answers OBRA