CNA: Ch. 1-8

• acute illness


  rapid onset, short duration, person will recover
• terminal illness


  illness/injury from which person will not likely recover like cancer
• terminal illness


  illness/injury from which person will NOT likely recover
• hospice


  give quality of life for dying person or family
• SLOs

  • integrate academic and technical skills
  • practice problem solving and critical thinking skills
  • communicate and collaborate with diverse audiences
  • demonstrate creativity and innovation
  • act as responsible, ethical citizens
  • develop personal, education and career goals
• ombudsman

  represents their patient/interests
• OBRA(Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987)


  federal government law of patient's rights
• Title 22(state)/42(federal)


  represents and protects patient rights
• NATCEP

  set standards of what can be done
• ethics

  knowledge of what is right or wrong conduct
• tort

  wrong committed against a person or property
• malpractice

  negligence by a professional person
• negligence

  unintentional wrongdoing
• confidentiality

  trusting others with private information
• comatose

  unable to respond to stimuli
• disability


  any lost, absent, impaired physical or mental function
• objective data

  through senses like sight, touch, smell, sound to make observations on patients
• subjective data


  things a person tells you about that you can't observe through senses; symptoms
• Rehabilitation

  PT, OT, ST, RNA
• maintenance department

  do all repairs
• OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)


  agency for safety of employees - state and federal
• aphasia

  no speech, can't talk
• dysphagia

  difficult to swallow
• dys

  painful, difficult
• Maslow's physical needs(important to survive)


  water, feeding even though slow, clean body, extra blanket at night
• Maslow's safety and security


  gait belt when walking, washing hands, find bone in soup
• Maslow's love


  caring when hurt, holding my hand, hugging, admiring family, thinking about patient's needs and wants
• Maslow's self-esteem(feeling good about yourself)


  asking for opinions, visiting, listening, never making fun, laughing at jokes, keeping promises
• Maslow's self-actualization(highest potential)


  original painting, winning games, pride of rehab
• body cavities

  A) cranial

  B) thoracic

  C) upper extremity

  D) abdomen (Abd)

  E) pelvic

  F) lower extremities

  G) perineal (peri)

  H) genitalia

  
• Positions

  A) knee chest

  B) Semi-Fowler's

  C) High-Fowler's

  
• Positions

  A) Lithotomy

  B) Trendelenburg

  C) Reverse Trendelenburg

  D) Dangle

  E) Right Lateral

  F) Left Lateral

  G) Orthopneic

  
• Positions

  A) Lithotomy

  B) Prone

  C) Supine

  D) knee-chest

  E) Supine-lithotomy

  F) Sims'

  
• types of jobs CNA can have

  • LTC
  • Assisted living centers
  • hospitals
  • hospice
  • nursing homes
  • home health
• reciprocity


  equivalency in every state, equal training
• NATCEP


  set standards of what can be done
• hospice


  give quality of life for dying person of family
• ombudsman


  represents the patient and interests
• ombudsman


  resolve grievances between only person and facility
• advanced directive


  NOT required in admission process