understand nurse aide observations, recording, and reporting
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Unit A Nurse Aide Workplace Fundamentals Essential Standard NA2.00 Apply communication and interpersonal skills and physical care that promote mental health and meet the social and special needs of residents in long-term care. Indicator 2.02 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Unit A Nurse Aide Workplace FundamentalsEssential Standard NA2.00 Apply communication and interpersonal skills and physical care that promote mental health and meet the social and special needs of residents in long-term care. Indicator 2.02 Understand nurse aide observations, recording, and reporting.
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Examples using sight:• Rash• Skin color• Bruising
Methods of Observation
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Examples using hearing:• Wheezing• Moans• Words spoken by resident
Methods of Observation(continued)
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Methods of Observation(continued)
Examples using touch:• Lump• Temperature of skin• Change in pulse
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Examples using smell:• Odor of breath• Odor of urine• Odor of body
Methods of Observation(continued)
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Reporting
• Reports are made:– immediately– thoroughly– accurately
• Use notepad and pencil to write down information for reporting
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Reporting(continued)
• Report only facts, not opinions–objective data - that observed using
senses–subjective data - that told to nurse
aide by the resident
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Reporting(continued)
Observe resident’s environment and report safety hazards
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Reporting(continued)
• When reporting, consider:– care or treatment given– time of treatment– resident’s response to care
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Reporting(continued)
• When reporting, consider:–observations helpful to other health
care workers– information resident has given that
would affect his or her treatment–anything unusual about resident
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Communicating with other Staff Members
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Forms of Communicating
• Body language
• Reporting or communicating orally
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Written Communications: Resident Care Plans
• Resident care plans prepared by nurse
• One for each resident• Kept at nurses’ station
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Written Communications: Resident Care Plans
(continued)
• Working record to provide consistent, well-planned care on a daily basis
• Changed and updated as needed by licensed nurse
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Written Communications: Resident Care Plans
(continued)
• Information included:–Resident’s level of
independence in ADL–Treatments–Statement of problems
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Written Communications: Resident Care Plans
(continued)
• Information included (continued):–Short-term and long-term goals–Plan to attain goals–Date plan initiated and
reevaluated
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Written Communications: Resident Care Plans
(continued)
• Nurse aides contribute by:–Helping to identify
problems–Attending care
conferences
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Written Communications: Resident Care Plans
(continued)
• Nurse aides contribute by (continued):–Directing questions about plan to
supervisor–Reporting resident response to
treatment and activities
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Written Communications: Resident‘s Medical Record
• Includes information from all disciplines providing direct service to residents
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Written Communications: Resident’s Medical Record
(continued)
• A record of:–assessments, implementations,
evaluations–management plans–progress notes
• Permanent legal record
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Written Communications: Resident’s Medical Record
(continued)• Purpose
–Organizes all information on care in one document
–Accountability so care can be evaluated
–Documentation so there is knowledge of what each discipline is doing
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Written Communications: Resident’s Medical Record
(continued)
• Confidential information available only to health care workers involved in care of resident
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Guidelines For Charting If Allowed By Facility
• Make sure entries are accurate and easy to read
• Always use ink• Print, unless script is
accepted form• Do not use the term
“resident”
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Guidelines For Charting If Allowed By Facility
(continued)
• Use short, concise phrases
• Always chart after care is performed
• Make sure writing legible and neat
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Guidelines For Charting If Allowed By Facility
(continued)
• Use only abbreviations accepted by facility
• Make sure spelling, grammar and punctuation are correct
• Do not record judgments or interpretations
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Guidelines For Charting If Allowed By Facility
(continued)
• Record in a logical and chronological manner
• Be descriptive• Make sure all forms added
to the chart contain identifying information
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Guidelines For Charting If Allowed By Facility
(continued)
• Avoid using words that have more than one meaning
• Use resident’s exact words in quotation marks whenever possible
• Always indicate the time of care
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Guidelines For Charting If Allowed By Facility
(continued)
• Leave no lines blank• Sign each entry with first
initial, last name and title• Correct errors using
facility procedure
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Medical Terminology
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Medical Terminology
• Medicine has a language of its own
–Historical development
–Composed mainly of Greek and Latin word parts
–Consistent and uniform
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Medical Terminology(continued)
• Three components–Prefixes–Root words–Suffixes
• Medical dictionary–Used for reference–Spelling is important
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Abbreviations
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Abbreviations
• Help health care workers communicate quickly and effectively
• Are shortened forms of words
• Reduce time needed to chart important information
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Abbreviations(continued)
• Conserve space on medical record
• Used primarily in written communication
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