CNA Test #1: Modules 1, 2, and 3. Question & Answers, Verified.

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) What is it and whom does it protect? - -to ensure facilities meet certain level of care; residents in long term care Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) What is this and whom does it protect? - -ensures adequate working equipment; created safe working conditions for employees Medicare - -federally funded insurance program for people who are 65 years and older Medicaid - -insurance program for people with low incomes, jointly funded by federal and state government State certification evaluation - -state test after you complete CNA training Registry - -place where data, records, and lab samples are kept What comprises the scope of practice for the nursing assistant? - -feeding, maintain clean environment, infection control, maintain resident's rights, NOT administering medication Empathy - -feel what the patient feels Resume - -brief summary of a person's education and work experience Pathogen - -microorganism that can cause disease Aerobic - -exercise that requires more oxygen and improves the cardiovascular system with efficiency Anaerobic - -exercise that doesn't require as much oxygen and doesn't improve the cardiovascular system with efficiency Antibodies - -blood protein that attacks disease and microorganisms Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) - -spread by direct contact, if the bacterium enters the body the person can develop serious infections of the blood, lungs, heart, or bone Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) - -this microbe can infect wounds, the intestinal tract, and the urinary tract Clostridium-difficile (C-Diff) - -microbe passed from the body in feces, alcohol-based hand rubs are not effectiveRis What are the links in the chain of infection? - -pathogen, reservoir, portal of exit, method of transmission, portal of entry, susceptible host Medical Asepsis - -ways to kill microbes and infections- sanitization, antiseptic, disinfection, and sterilization Health-care associated infection (nosocomial) - -infection caught or contracted while in a health care facility, insurance doesn't cover these infections Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - -gloves, gown, mask, protective eyewear Standard Precautions - -Assume everyone is infected; use PPE, wash hands, handle sharp objects carefully Transmission-based precautions - -PPE; contact (wound), droplet (sneeze and can travel at least 3 ft) , and airborne (breathing) Blood-borne pathogen and 2 examples - -things that are passed along by blood or bodily fluids, direct contact; Hepatitis B and HIV Pressure-relieving mattress - -air mattress that changes pressure to prevent ulcers and skin breakdown Bed Cradle - -put at the foot of the bed to prevent the sheets/ bankers from touching the person's legs/feet 5 Rights of Delegation - -right task, right circumstance, right person, right direction, right supervision Scope of Practice - -range of tasks the assistant is legally permitted to do Five principals of care - -safety, dignity, independence, privacy, and communication Health Care Consumers - -Patient- hospital