CNA Exam Review-Indiana
cultural diversity
the existence of a variety of cultural or ethnic groups within a society.
Initial Steps
1. Ask Nurse about patient or resident
2. Knock and introduce self, enter with permission
3. Greet resident with preferred name
4. Identify by name and title
5. Explain what you are going to do
6. Gather supplies and check equipment
7. Provide privacy
8. Wash hands
9. Wear gloves as indicated
10 Use proper body mechanics, raise bed
Final Steps
1. Remove gloves and wash hands
2. Ensure comfort and correct body alignment
3. Lower bed and siderails as needed
4. Place call light and water within reach on unaffected side
5. Ask resident if he/she needs anything else
6. "Thank You"
7. Remove supplies and equipment
8. Open doors or curtain per preferance
9. Visual Safety Check
10. Report anything unusual to nurse
11. Document what you did
Handwashing Steps
1. Turn on faucet
2. Adjust H2O temperature
3. Angle arms downward; wet hands and wrists
4. Apply soap and work to a lather
5. Rub hands at least 20 seconds
6. Palm to Palm
7. Right palm over left hand interlocking hands and vice versa
8. Palm to palm with fingers interlaced
9. Backs of fingers to opposing palms with fingers interlocked
10. Rotate rubbing of left thumb clasped with right hand and vice versa.
11. Rotational rubbing backwards and forwards with clasped fingers of right hand in left
palm and vice versa. Clean fingernails
12. Rinse hands downward from wrist to fingertips.
13. dry thoroughly with disposable towels
14. Using towelsm turn off water and dispose of towels..
Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)
basic self-care tasks such as eating, bathing, toileting, walking, and dressing
Acute
, New, usually of rapid onset and of concern, opposite of chronic
Activity Director
individual who plans the activities for the residents and assists them to socialize and
stay physically/mentally active
Administrator
Top of organization and bears all responsibilities of the organization or facility.
Adult Day Care
care given at a facility during day time hours; generally for individuals who need some
assistance and/or supervision but are not seriously ill or disabled; usually reside outside
of the facility
Assisted Living
residences for people who do not need skilled, 24-hour care, but do require some help
with daily care
Certified Nursing Assistant
works under the supervision of a RN to provide basic patient care
Advanced Practice Nurse
a registered nurse having education beyond the basic nursing education and certified by
a nationally recognized professional organization in a nursing specialty, or meeting
other criteria established by a Board of Nursing.
Chronic
Long-standing, constant. Opposite of acute
Culture Change
a term given to the process of transforming services for elders so that they are based on
the values and practices of the person receiving care; core values include choice,
dignity, respect, self-determination, and purposeful living.
Denial
psychoanalytic defense mechanism by which people refuse to believe or even to
perceive painful realities.
Dependent
A resident who requires staff assistance with ADLs
Dietician
a health care professional who has training in nutrition and diet planning
Displacement
Psychoanalytic defense mechanism used to reduce stress by transferring strong
negative feelings to someone or something else.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
Federal law that requires the security and privacy of health information
home health care
Provides nursing, therapy, personal care, or housekeeping services in patient's own
home
Hospice Care
treatment of the terminally ill in their own homes, or in special hospital units or other
facilities, with the goal of helping them to die comfortably, without pain. Typically the
individual has a life expectancy of 6 months or less
Independenty Liviing
cultural diversity
the existence of a variety of cultural or ethnic groups within a society.
Initial Steps
1. Ask Nurse about patient or resident
2. Knock and introduce self, enter with permission
3. Greet resident with preferred name
4. Identify by name and title
5. Explain what you are going to do
6. Gather supplies and check equipment
7. Provide privacy
8. Wash hands
9. Wear gloves as indicated
10 Use proper body mechanics, raise bed
Final Steps
1. Remove gloves and wash hands
2. Ensure comfort and correct body alignment
3. Lower bed and siderails as needed
4. Place call light and water within reach on unaffected side
5. Ask resident if he/she needs anything else
6. "Thank You"
7. Remove supplies and equipment
8. Open doors or curtain per preferance
9. Visual Safety Check
10. Report anything unusual to nurse
11. Document what you did
Handwashing Steps
1. Turn on faucet
2. Adjust H2O temperature
3. Angle arms downward; wet hands and wrists
4. Apply soap and work to a lather
5. Rub hands at least 20 seconds
6. Palm to Palm
7. Right palm over left hand interlocking hands and vice versa
8. Palm to palm with fingers interlaced
9. Backs of fingers to opposing palms with fingers interlocked
10. Rotate rubbing of left thumb clasped with right hand and vice versa.
11. Rotational rubbing backwards and forwards with clasped fingers of right hand in left
palm and vice versa. Clean fingernails
12. Rinse hands downward from wrist to fingertips.
13. dry thoroughly with disposable towels
14. Using towelsm turn off water and dispose of towels..
Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)
basic self-care tasks such as eating, bathing, toileting, walking, and dressing
Acute
, New, usually of rapid onset and of concern, opposite of chronic
Activity Director
individual who plans the activities for the residents and assists them to socialize and
stay physically/mentally active
Administrator
Top of organization and bears all responsibilities of the organization or facility.
Adult Day Care
care given at a facility during day time hours; generally for individuals who need some
assistance and/or supervision but are not seriously ill or disabled; usually reside outside
of the facility
Assisted Living
residences for people who do not need skilled, 24-hour care, but do require some help
with daily care
Certified Nursing Assistant
works under the supervision of a RN to provide basic patient care
Advanced Practice Nurse
a registered nurse having education beyond the basic nursing education and certified by
a nationally recognized professional organization in a nursing specialty, or meeting
other criteria established by a Board of Nursing.
Chronic
Long-standing, constant. Opposite of acute
Culture Change
a term given to the process of transforming services for elders so that they are based on
the values and practices of the person receiving care; core values include choice,
dignity, respect, self-determination, and purposeful living.
Denial
psychoanalytic defense mechanism by which people refuse to believe or even to
perceive painful realities.
Dependent
A resident who requires staff assistance with ADLs
Dietician
a health care professional who has training in nutrition and diet planning
Displacement
Psychoanalytic defense mechanism used to reduce stress by transferring strong
negative feelings to someone or something else.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
Federal law that requires the security and privacy of health information
home health care
Provides nursing, therapy, personal care, or housekeeping services in patient's own
home
Hospice Care
treatment of the terminally ill in their own homes, or in special hospital units or other
facilities, with the goal of helping them to die comfortably, without pain. Typically the
individual has a life expectancy of 6 months or less
Independenty Liviing
