Unethical

False imprisonment

Defamation

HIPPA violation

The supervisor asks you to do something you do not like

Not being able to go to lunch on time

A Fall

Arriving to work late

Performing sterile procedures and inserting tubes into the client’s body

Attending to the resident’s physical comfort and mobility needs

Assisting the nurse with assessment and care planning

Taking vital signs and answering the call bell promptly

50

58

73

102

Once all surfaces of hands and wrist have a full lather.

When you wet your hands.

When you turn on the water.

With application of the soap to your hands.

Call 911

Stay with the patient, recheck the pulse, notify the RN

Recount the radial pulse again for 1 full minute.

Document, recheck the radial pulse in 4 hours

To document in the resident’s chart that you completed the incident report

The nurse’s opinion of what happened

Who, what, when, where of the incident

Wait until the end of the shift to complete the form to allow time to think about how the nurse aide feels about the incident

make sure the CNA has been trained in this facility.

check the training program the CNA certified in.

do nothing. CNAs do not delegate to other CNAs. 

make sure the CNA's rate of pay reflects the extra duties. 

count for 60 seconds and divide by 2

watch the rise and fall of the chest for each respiration

count for 20 seconds and multiply x 2

watch the rise of the chest for 1 respiration and the fall of the chest for 2

lathering all surfaces of hands and wrists for 20 seconds

lathering all surfaces of hands, wrists, and fingernails for 20 seconds

lathering all surfaces of hands and wrists for 60 seconds

Carotid

lathering all surfaces of hands, wrists, and forearms for 30 seconds