Louisiana CNA case studies
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The Louisiana Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) credential is a state credential that signals a nursing assistant has completed approved training and passed a competency evaluation, making them eligible to work in nursing facilities and other long-term care settings. Candidates usually finish a state-approved nurse aide training program first, then sit for a competency evaluation made up of a written, multiple-choice portion and a hands-on skills demonstration. The Louisiana CNA case studies are 5 cases and about 3,801 words.
1Pulling Up a 214-Pound Stroke Resident at 3 a.m.
Alvin Thibodeaux is 78, 5 ft 7 in, 214 lb, and nine days out from a right-hemisphere stroke that left his left arm and leg flaccid. He can push with his right foot and grip a gait belt with his right hand.
769 words, about 4 min2A 7:00 Shower for an Agitated Resident With Dementia
Eula Mae Breaux, 84, has moderate Alzheimer's disease. Her shower is scheduled for 7:00 a.m.
694 words, about 3 min3Three Requests at Once: Scope, Family, and the Call Light
You are covering a hall of nine residents on a subacute unit. the licensed nurse, who is in a room with a resident in respiratory distress, hands you a sterile dressing kit and says, "Just change the surgical dressing on bed 4 while I'm in here - it's the same thing you did yesterday." As you leave that doorway, the daughter of the resident in bed 6 stops you and asks you to "just clip Mama's toenails, they're turning yellow," adding that her mother is diabetic.
748 words, about 4 min4A Wet Voice and Twenty Minutes to Feed Three People
Bao Nguyen, 71, has Parkinson's disease and a prior stroke. After a swallow study he is on a mechanical soft diet with honey-thickened liquids.
761 words, about 4 min5Smoking on Oxygen, a Third Shower Refusal, and a Coworker's Advice
Loretta Pitre, 82, is alert and oriented and walks with a walker. She is on 2 L/min nasal cannula around the clock.
829 words, about 4 min