Basic Nursing Skills 12 Flashcards

A resident refuses to take a bath on the scheduled day. The CNA should:

Answer: Document the refusal, respect the resident's right, and report to the nurse

Residents have the legal right to refuse care; the CNA must document the refusal and notify the nurse.

The purpose of performing catheter care daily for a resident with an indwelling urinary catheter is to:

Answer: Reduce the risk of urinary tract infection

Daily catheter care with soap and water at the insertion site reduces bacterial colonization and the risk of catheter-associated UTI.

When using a gait belt to assist a patient who begins to fall, the CNA should:

Answer: Hold the belt firmly and ease the patient to the floor safely

Easing the patient to the floor using the gait belt prevents injury to both the patient and the CNA.

What is the correct sequence for donning (putting on) PPE before entering an isolation room?

Answer: Gown, mask, eye protection, gloves

The CDC-recommended order for donning PPE is gown first, then mask, then eye protection, then gloves last.

A resident receiving enteral tube feedings is placed in which position during and after the feeding?

Answer: Head of bed elevated 30–45 degrees

Elevating the head of bed 30–45 degrees during and for at least 30 minutes after tube feeding reduces aspiration risk.

When collecting a midstream clean-catch urine specimen, the patient should be instructed to:

Answer: Cleanse the genital area, void briefly into the toilet, then collect mid-stream

The midstream clean-catch method flushes contaminants from the urethra before the specimen is collected.

A patient who has had a stroke with left-sided weakness is being dressed. The CNA should dress the patient by:

Answer: Dressing the weaker left side first

When dressing a patient with one-sided weakness, the weaker (affected) side is dressed first to minimize joint stress and discomfort.