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How many times can you have to take the state test before you have to retake the
class?
3
How many questions are on the state test?
75
What does the nurse aid registry show?
-If you're active / nonactive
-investigations of abuse
What should you do if there's any changes in the residents condition?
Tell nurse immediately
What is POC?
Plan of care
What is hospice?
No longer responds to planned treatment, end of life
Why should you always know where SDS is in the hospital?
Hospital could be fined.
What does ADL stand for?
Activities of daily living
What should you always do when entering a residents room?
Always knock and announce what you're going to do.
I&O
Intake and output
What is the current requirement for nurse aids in service ?
12 hours
OBRA
-1987
-anyone could be a nurse aid
- started nurse aid training program
-75 hours. 16 of which are clinicals
Delegation?
Nurse aids cannot delegate
Can nurse aids take phone orders from doctors?
No
Why can't you have fingernails in a doctors office?
Fingernails harbor germs
Slander?
Oral statement
Libel?
Written statement
Factors which promote effective communication?
Ask direct questions
Make sure call light is?