Your patient is a high fall risk, slightly confused, and has been attempting to get out of bed. In order to keep the patient safe, you put all 4 side rails up. Is this action correct?
Yes, the patient has gone crazy
No, as a CNA you can never put up all 4 side rails
Yes, this is the safest method to prevent falls/patient harm
No, this is considered a restraint
How often are safety checks required to be documented for patients in restraints?
Every 8 hours
Every 4 hours
At least once a shift
Every 2 hours
What are the tasks included in "safety checks" for patients in restraints?
Toileting only
Skin integrity and patient care (4 P's)
Skin integrity and neuro checks
Skin integrity only
As a CNA, you are covered to change dressings on peripheral IVs, remove peripheral IVs, and prime IV tubing with plain fluid (i.e. Normal Saline)?
True
False
Colorblind teammates can perform point of care tests.
False
True
Your co-worker is complaining of being lightheaded and reported that he has not eaten anything all day. Which action can you take to assist your co-worker?
Tell your co-worker to "hang tough", they'll be ok
Check your co-worker's blood pressure and blood sugar
Either call a Code 44 or escort your co-worker to the ED
Check your co-worker's blood sugar, then call Code 44
Glucometer QC bottles expire how long after opening?
60 days
90 days
They don't expire
120 days
Glucometer test strips expire how long after opening?
3 months
4 months
6 months
They don't expire
How long must you wait to confirm a negative pregnancy point of care test?
5 minutes
10 minutes
3 minutes
1 minute
If your patient is a high fall risk and risk for injury, which actions MUST be taken?
Accompany patient with ambulation
Remain with patient while toileting
Bed/Chair alarms
All these interventions should be implemented
If the wrong size cuff is used, the baseline cuff BP reading could read falsely low or high resulting in inappropriate treatment of hyper/hypotension.
False
True
Routinely, how often should I&O's be documented?
Every 8 hours
Every 2 hours
Whatever the RN reports to me
Every 4 hours
As a CNA, I am permitted to decrease or increase my patient's supplemental oxygen (i.e. Nasal cannula liters).
True
False
Your patient's IV pump starts to alarm while you are in the room. You know that it is beeping because the patient has their arm bent (where the IV is located). What action should you take?
Ignore the IV beeping
Notify the RN; you are not allowed to manipulate the IV pump
Silence the IV pump and notify the RN
Press the "restart" button on the IV pump and notify the RN
You walk into your patient's room and find them unresponsive. What are your next steps?
Do nothing; this is not your job
Check the patient's pulse/breathing for 5-10 seconds
Call 6-9111
Run out of the room to get assistance
What active roles can you, as a CNA, perform during a Code Blue?
Compressions, Airway, AED
Administer medications
Start an IV on the patient
Once others come into the room, you can leave out
