CNA Promoting Resident Independence and Choice

Question 1

What does 'restorative care' mean in the context of nursing assistant practice?

Accepted Answer

Encouraging residents to maintain or regain their highest level of function and independence

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Providing all care so the resident does not have to exert any effort

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Restoring the resident to their pre-illness state through surgery

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Performing physical therapy exercises on the resident

Question 2

A resident with mild dementia can still dress themselves with guidance. What should the CNA do?

Accepted Answer

Encourage the resident to dress themselves with step-by-step guidance and extra time

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Dress the resident completely to save time

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Send the resident to occupational therapy and wait for their discharge

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Document the resident as fully dependent for dressing

Question 3

When offering choices to a resident, which approach best supports autonomy?

Accepted Answer

Offering two or three clear options and letting the resident decide

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Making decisions for the resident based on the care plan alone

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Telling the resident what they will do without options to maintain efficiency

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Only offering choices to cognitively intact residents

Question 4

A resident wants to participate in their own wound dressing change. How should the CNA respond?

Accepted Answer

Encourage appropriate participation and involvement within the bounds of safety and scope of practice

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Refuse because wound care is a nurse's responsibility only

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Allow the resident to do the entire dressing change unsupervised

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Ignore the request and complete the dressing change without communicating

Question 5

What is the CNA's role in supporting a resident's right to make healthcare decisions?

Accepted Answer

Respect refusals of competent residents and report concerns to the nurse

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Override decisions that the CNA believes are not in the resident's best interest

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Document that the resident refused care but provide the care anyway

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Only support decisions that the physician has approved in advance

Question 6

Which action demonstrates a CNA encouraging a resident's independence during morning ADLs?

Accepted Answer

Allowing extra time for the resident to wash their own face independently

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Rushing through bathing to complete the morning assignment on time

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Performing all grooming tasks while the resident watches

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Documenting the resident as needing full assistance regardless of ability