RELIAS CNA TEST
Infection control - answer practices and procedures that prevent the spread of infection
Touch Precautions - answer Drops or Wet (droplet)
Contact
Air Borne
MRSA - answer An example of a bacterial infection that requires contact precautions
because it is on the skin and can be spreaded by direct contact when touching someone
Influenza - answer An example of infection that requires droplet precautions because
it can be spread by droplets when a person sneezes, laughs, or coughs
Airborne precautions - answer moved or conveyed by or through air ( tuberculosis, chicken pox, and measles.) they are spread by germs that float in the air
Isolation Precautions: The Room - answer Apply your PPE prior to contact with the resident. When exiting, remove and discard PPE at the door way or immediately outside
of the room.
Isolation Precautions: The Resident - answer The resident may feel depressed or lonely, make sure to provide books, magazines, puzzles or activities that can be done in
the room. Visitors must wear PPE and objects must not be outside of room.
Dirty Linen - answer Bag it in a disposable meltaway bag, then place it in a red biohazard bag and remove it from the room with ONLY one glove on.
Safe work practices - answer The maintenance of sanitation standards and the application of safety precautions in the workplace environment (for a resident, safe practices are documented on resident's care plan).
Reporting Incidents - answer A form is filled out to record down incidents that have occurred. ( providing improper care, broken or lost items, violence in the facility, fall of a resident.)
types of fires and extinguishers - answer -Type A: paper, wood, and cloth fires
-Type B: flammable liquid fires (grease and anesthetics) -Type C: electrical fires
-Type D: Combustible -Type ABC: acceptable for use on any type of fire
-Type K: Kitchen Fires
Risk Factors of An Accident - answer Age, Confusion, Sensory Impairment, Unfamiliar Environment, Mobility Impairments, Medications
4 Common Types of Accidents - answer Falls, Poisonings, Suffocation, Burns
OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) - answer Occupational Health & Safety Administration, the federal agency that makes and oversees the rules that protect workers from workplace hazards.
Hazardous Communication Standard - answer OSHA standard regarding employees
"right to know" about chemicals in the workplace 1.) Proper Labeling
2.) Safety Data Sheets 3.) Staff Training
Labeling Hazardous Materials - answer ~Name
~Danger Level
~Nature of HAzard
~How to prevent exposuire
~What to do ~How to Dispose and Store
Safety Data Sheet (SDS) - answer an OSHA-required document that explains the hazards of a chemical product
~Name of Chemical ~Hazardous of Chemical
~Ingredients
~First Aid
~ Fire Measures ~Personal protection and safe handeling
Fall prevention - answer -follow fall protocols
-patient-centered care
-assistive aids -keep bed at a proper height for resident
-watch for any hazards in the room (including floor in residents way) -assist with ADL's (activities of daily living) Leave call light, remote, and any other needed materials close by the resident
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