1. ROLE OF THE NURSE AIDE IN LONG-TERM CARE

3. Settings where the CNA may work Acute or subacute care (Hospitals and surgical centers) * Rehabilitation Home Care * Hospice Care

4. CNAs – Where they started Remind me…When did the law start requiring CNAs to be trained? Remind me…What did the nurse practice acts help to define?

5. CNAs – Where it can lead * RN-BSN * LPN/LVN CNA

6. ROLE OF THE CNA

7. Qualities of an effective CNA Compassionate Caring, concerned, understanding * Conscientious Always trying to do your best * Respectful Considerate Understanding of the resident’s feelings and privacy *

8. Professionalism How you behave when you are on the job: * Your speech What you talk about * * Reporting to the nurse For the CNA - follow the *, being careful to make observations and always report accurately

9. Professional relationships with residents Keeping a positive attitude Doing only the tasks assigned and ones you are trained to do Speaking * to the resident, even if you are not in a good mood Never discussing any of you personal problems Calling the resident by the name he/she prefers * Explaining the care you will provide * Always following care practices, such as hand washing, to protect yourself and the resident

10. Professional relationships with your employer Maintain a positive attitude Complete your duties * Consistently following all * and * Always documenting and reporting carefully and correctly Communicating problems with residents or duties Reporting anything that keeps you from completing duties * when you don’t know or understand something

11. Professional relationships with your employer Taking direction or criticism without * Being clean, neatly dressed and on time * Following the chain of command Participating in educational programs Being a * for your facility at all times

12. So, what is the role of the CNA? The CNA performs * or * nursing tasks, such as taking a resident’s temperature. A CNA also provides personal care. May also be called a nursing assistant, *, or certified nursing assistant

13. CNA duties * Helping residents with toileting and elimination needs Assisting residents to move safely around the facility Keeping residents’ living areas * Encouraging residents to eat and drink Caring for supplies and equipment * Making beds Giving back massages Assisting residents with *

14. What am I NOT supposed to do? Give * Insert/remove tubes Change sterile dressings Give *

15. CNA CNAs spend more time with residents than anyone else on the health care team YOU are the “*” of the health care team OBSERVATION is key! Always * abnormal findings Writing important information down is a must and very helpful (documentation/charting)

16. Chain of Command The CNA carries out instructions given to him/her by a * The Nurse acts on instructions from the * Guarantees residents get proper care and protects the CNA and their employer from *

17. Liability * - a person may be held responsible for harming someone else If you accidentally harm a resident while caring for him and the task you were performing was within the care plan, * However, if you harm a resident performing a task not within the care plan, *

18. Liability CNAs must understand what they can and cannot do so that they don’t harm a resident or cause a lawsuit. * - defines the tasks a licensed individual is allowed to do and how to perform tasks correctly

19. Policies and Procedures * - a course of action that should be taken every time a certain situation occurs Ex: a patient’s plan of care must be followed * - a particular method or way of doing something. There is a procedure for reporting information about your residents All employers will have policies and procedures for every resident care situation You are * for knowing all policies and procedures! Are posted on the unit or on the internet

20. Residents Express Thanks A CNA should * from the resident or their family.