Final Exam - STNA
Emergencies: Patients - answer stay with patient and call for help
Emergencies: Fires - answer RACE:
R - Rescue and Remove
A - Active alarm and call 911
C - Contain Fire by closing doors and windows
E - Extinguish and Evacuate
Bleeding - answer apply pressure and call for help
clean and dry dressing/cloth
wear gloves and practice universal safety precautions
Burns - answer Rinse and use a cool moist compress
No Ice, grease, ointment
Seizures - answer1. The sudden attack or recurrence of a disease
2. A single episode of epilepsy, often named for the type it represents
keep them safe
protect the head
call for help
DO NOT restrain
scope of practice - answerMost commonly defined by state law; outlines the care you
are able to provide for the patient.
Role of STNA - answerassists with ADLs, personal care and performs vital signs
Role of RN - answercoordinates and manages care, develops care plans, gives
medications from MD/DO and treats
Role of MD/DO - answerdiagnoses and treats patients
Role of PT - answerphysical exercise, braces mobility devices, provides rehab for
patients
Role of OT - answerprovides and teaches about adaptive equipment, modifies
environment for a patient
Role of the Speech-Language Pathologist - answeridentify the patient communication
disorder
, swallowing evaluation
Role of RD - answerplans menus and takes into consideration needs of patient to adapt
menus
Chain of Command - answerthe line of authority that moves from the top of a hierarchy
to the lowest level
Policy - answerA proposed or adopted course or principle of action - what to do
Procedure - answerAn established or official way of doing something
steps to put policy in action
how to do it
right to confidentiality - answercan only share information to those who need to provide
care - information can only be shared with those on the care team
Privacy is a LEGAL right
Resident Rights - answerspecify how residents must be treated while living in a facility
ethical code of conduct for healthcare workers
What are the resident rights? - answerrights identified by OBRA relative to residents in
long-term care facilitiesrights include:
Quality of Life
Service and activités to maintain a high level of wellness
The right to be fully informed about rights and services The right to participate in their
own care
The right to be told of changes in their condition
The right to make independent choices
The right to privacy and confidentiality
The right to dignity, respect and freedom
The right to security of posessions
The right to be informed of transfers and discharges The right to complain
The right to visits
The right to social services
abuse - answerpurposeful mistreatment that causes physical, mental, or emotional pain
or injury to someone
physical abuse - answerany treatment, intentional or not, that causes harm to a person's
body
psychological abuse - answeremotional harm caused by threatening, scaring, isolating,
intimidating, humiliating, or insulting a person or treating him or her as a child
Emergencies: Patients - answer stay with patient and call for help
Emergencies: Fires - answer RACE:
R - Rescue and Remove
A - Active alarm and call 911
C - Contain Fire by closing doors and windows
E - Extinguish and Evacuate
Bleeding - answer apply pressure and call for help
clean and dry dressing/cloth
wear gloves and practice universal safety precautions
Burns - answer Rinse and use a cool moist compress
No Ice, grease, ointment
Seizures - answer1. The sudden attack or recurrence of a disease
2. A single episode of epilepsy, often named for the type it represents
keep them safe
protect the head
call for help
DO NOT restrain
scope of practice - answerMost commonly defined by state law; outlines the care you
are able to provide for the patient.
Role of STNA - answerassists with ADLs, personal care and performs vital signs
Role of RN - answercoordinates and manages care, develops care plans, gives
medications from MD/DO and treats
Role of MD/DO - answerdiagnoses and treats patients
Role of PT - answerphysical exercise, braces mobility devices, provides rehab for
patients
Role of OT - answerprovides and teaches about adaptive equipment, modifies
environment for a patient
Role of the Speech-Language Pathologist - answeridentify the patient communication
disorder
, swallowing evaluation
Role of RD - answerplans menus and takes into consideration needs of patient to adapt
menus
Chain of Command - answerthe line of authority that moves from the top of a hierarchy
to the lowest level
Policy - answerA proposed or adopted course or principle of action - what to do
Procedure - answerAn established or official way of doing something
steps to put policy in action
how to do it
right to confidentiality - answercan only share information to those who need to provide
care - information can only be shared with those on the care team
Privacy is a LEGAL right
Resident Rights - answerspecify how residents must be treated while living in a facility
ethical code of conduct for healthcare workers
What are the resident rights? - answerrights identified by OBRA relative to residents in
long-term care facilitiesrights include:
Quality of Life
Service and activités to maintain a high level of wellness
The right to be fully informed about rights and services The right to participate in their
own care
The right to be told of changes in their condition
The right to make independent choices
The right to privacy and confidentiality
The right to dignity, respect and freedom
The right to security of posessions
The right to be informed of transfers and discharges The right to complain
The right to visits
The right to social services
abuse - answerpurposeful mistreatment that causes physical, mental, or emotional pain
or injury to someone
physical abuse - answerany treatment, intentional or not, that causes harm to a person's
body
psychological abuse - answeremotional harm caused by threatening, scaring, isolating,
intimidating, humiliating, or insulting a person or treating him or her as a child
