CNA Skills Questions And Answers.
LAST THREE STEPS OF EVERY SKILL -
\1. Call light in hand
2. Bed locked & in lowest position
3. Wash hands
HAND WASHING -
\1. Turn on sink water
2. Wet hand thoroughly
3. Apply soap
4. Lather thoroughly for 15 seconds
5. Rinse
6. Leave water on and dry
7. Discard paper towel & use clean on to turn faucet off (DO NOT TOUCH SINK AT
ANY TIME)
STEPS FOR ENTERING ROOM -
\1. knock & wait
2. introduce yourself
3. pull privacy curtain
4. explain procedure
APPLYING KNEE HIGH ELASTIC STOCKING -
\Supplies: Elastic Stocking
Knock, Introduce, Curtain, Explain
1. supine position (lying down in bed)
2. turn stocking inside out
3. pull over toe, foot & heel
4. then pull up leg (no twists or wrinkles)
5. Call Light, Bed Locked & Lowest Position, Open Curtain & Wash Hands
ASSIST TO AMBULATE W/TRANSFER BELT -
\Supplies: Transfer Belt
Knock, Introduce, Curtain, Explain
1. bed locked & lowest position
2. have shoes ready & assist to sit
3. apply shoes & belt (hold belt upward)
4. give singal (1, 2, 3... on 3)
5. walk slightly behind & to one side for 10 ft.
6. assist to bed & remove belt
7. Call Light, Bed Locked & Lowest Position, Open Curtain & Wash Hands
ASSIST W/USE OF BEDPAN -
, \Supplies: Bedpan, Toilet Paper, Hand Wipes, 2 Sets of Gloves, Trash can w/in reach
Knock, Introduce, Curtain, Explain
1. lower head of bed
2. raise opposite bed rail
3. put on gloves
4. roll client toward rail
5. place bedpan under buttocks
6. discard gloves & wash hands
7. raise head of bed
8. toilet paper, instruct on hand wipes, & call light w/in reach (signal when finished)
9. lower head of bed
10. put on gloves
11. put up rail & roll client while holding bedpan
12. remove bedpan, empty in toilet, rinse empty in toilet, & place in dirty area
13. remove gloves & wash hands
14. Call Light, Bed Locked & Lowest Position, Open Curtain
DENTURE CARE -
\Supplies: Tooth brush, tooth paste, gloves, paper towel, small wash cloth, basin,
dentures & cup
1. put on gloves\
2. line sink w/ wash cloth
3. run luke warm water
4. put tooth paste on tooth brush
5. Brush dentures
6. Rinse cup & fill with water
7. Place dentures in cup
8. Clean up
DONNING & REMOVING PPE (GOWN & GLOVES) -
\Supplies: Gown & Gloves
1. unfold gown
2. put it on, tie neck & overlap back & tie waist
3. put on gloves (over cuff)
4. remove gloves
5. untie gown at neck & waist
6. roll off dirty side in
7. Wash hands
COUNT & RECORD RADIAL PULSE -
\Supplies: watch w/second hand
Knock, Introduce, Curtain, Explain
1. place finger on thumb side of client's wrist
2. count beats for 1 full minute
3. record
4. Call Light & Wash Hands
LAST THREE STEPS OF EVERY SKILL -
\1. Call light in hand
2. Bed locked & in lowest position
3. Wash hands
HAND WASHING -
\1. Turn on sink water
2. Wet hand thoroughly
3. Apply soap
4. Lather thoroughly for 15 seconds
5. Rinse
6. Leave water on and dry
7. Discard paper towel & use clean on to turn faucet off (DO NOT TOUCH SINK AT
ANY TIME)
STEPS FOR ENTERING ROOM -
\1. knock & wait
2. introduce yourself
3. pull privacy curtain
4. explain procedure
APPLYING KNEE HIGH ELASTIC STOCKING -
\Supplies: Elastic Stocking
Knock, Introduce, Curtain, Explain
1. supine position (lying down in bed)
2. turn stocking inside out
3. pull over toe, foot & heel
4. then pull up leg (no twists or wrinkles)
5. Call Light, Bed Locked & Lowest Position, Open Curtain & Wash Hands
ASSIST TO AMBULATE W/TRANSFER BELT -
\Supplies: Transfer Belt
Knock, Introduce, Curtain, Explain
1. bed locked & lowest position
2. have shoes ready & assist to sit
3. apply shoes & belt (hold belt upward)
4. give singal (1, 2, 3... on 3)
5. walk slightly behind & to one side for 10 ft.
6. assist to bed & remove belt
7. Call Light, Bed Locked & Lowest Position, Open Curtain & Wash Hands
ASSIST W/USE OF BEDPAN -
, \Supplies: Bedpan, Toilet Paper, Hand Wipes, 2 Sets of Gloves, Trash can w/in reach
Knock, Introduce, Curtain, Explain
1. lower head of bed
2. raise opposite bed rail
3. put on gloves
4. roll client toward rail
5. place bedpan under buttocks
6. discard gloves & wash hands
7. raise head of bed
8. toilet paper, instruct on hand wipes, & call light w/in reach (signal when finished)
9. lower head of bed
10. put on gloves
11. put up rail & roll client while holding bedpan
12. remove bedpan, empty in toilet, rinse empty in toilet, & place in dirty area
13. remove gloves & wash hands
14. Call Light, Bed Locked & Lowest Position, Open Curtain
DENTURE CARE -
\Supplies: Tooth brush, tooth paste, gloves, paper towel, small wash cloth, basin,
dentures & cup
1. put on gloves\
2. line sink w/ wash cloth
3. run luke warm water
4. put tooth paste on tooth brush
5. Brush dentures
6. Rinse cup & fill with water
7. Place dentures in cup
8. Clean up
DONNING & REMOVING PPE (GOWN & GLOVES) -
\Supplies: Gown & Gloves
1. unfold gown
2. put it on, tie neck & overlap back & tie waist
3. put on gloves (over cuff)
4. remove gloves
5. untie gown at neck & waist
6. roll off dirty side in
7. Wash hands
COUNT & RECORD RADIAL PULSE -
\Supplies: watch w/second hand
Knock, Introduce, Curtain, Explain
1. place finger on thumb side of client's wrist
2. count beats for 1 full minute
3. record
4. Call Light & Wash Hands
