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List tasks and responsibilities of a nurse aide. Are there any limitations? Caring for the resident's living space, resident's nourishment record keeping and communication, promoting resident rights, maintaining confidentiality, understand time management and importance, understand role in resident...

List tasks and responsibilities of a nurse aide. Are there any limitations? Caring for the resident's living space, resident's nourishment record keeping and communication, promoting resident rights, maintaining confidentiality, understand time management and importance, understand role in resident's safety, identify responsibility for attending in-services and training. Limitations- not allowed to insert or remove tubes, give tube feedings, or change sterile dressing, diagnose illnesses or prescribes treatment or medications. If you do not know something don't do it. Describe work ethics and STNA behaviors at work Dependability, reports to work on time, keeps absences to a minimum, keeps promises to residents and others, completes assigned tasks promptly, reports on/off duty& breaks per facility policy. Being respectful by watching your tone and not swearing. Coming to work neat n clean. What is the goal if rehabilitation and restorative care? Acute Care? To whom does a nurse aide report? Nurse What information about a resident would you communicate to other team members? When? Conditions, changes, complaints, If its urgent right then right away. How does culture affect communication? Languages barriers, religion, touching, chatting, gender. Review communication techniques for residents with impairments. Making your presents knows, writing on a board, tone, not moving anything in the residents room. Know how to write military time. (ie: 6:30 am, 6:30 pm) What is infection control? Braking the chain What is a Bloodborne Pathogen? Something that is transmitted through blood. Example aids, What are symptoms/signs of infection? Review the elderly and infections, why are they more susceptible? Review the chain of infection. Infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of transmission, portal of entry, host. Review hand washing and gloving. What are the steps for handwashing? Before and after contact with resident, use enough soap to produce lather, rub soap vigorously over all surfaces of hand and wrists, hold hands lower than elbows, rinse hands and wrists thoroughly, dry hands and wrists with clean paper towel, use clean towel to turn off faucet. What are the steps for using an alcohol-based hand sanitizer? Apply rub to palm of one hand, rub hands together, cover all surfaces of hands, rub until hands are completely dry. When can you use an alcohol-based hand rub? When do you need to handwash? Decontaminate when hand are not visibly soiled, before direct contact with resident, after contact with resident's care setting, after removing gloves. When hands are visibly dirty or soiled with blood, body fluids, secretions, excretions, before eating, after using restroom. What is PPE? When do you need to use PPE? Personal protective Equipment ( mask, N95, Gown, Gloves, Face shields, goggles, donning( putting on) doffing( taking off) During precautions Review steps for donning and doffing PPE. What are the types of isolation? Know examples of when each type is necessary. What is meant by standard precautions and when are they used? Infection control practices that apply to care of all residents, regardless of infection status. Vocabulary: rehabilitation, restorative nursing, acute care, NAR, microbes, scabies, aphasia, IDT, lice, pathogen, contaminated, OBRA, OSHACDC, elimination, HIPAA, nonverbal communication, verbal communication, care conference, care plan, medica record, sterilization, clean, clarifying statement, open ended question, closed ended question, focusing, paraphrasing, MRSA, C-DIFF, VRE