Missouri CNA case studies
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The Missouri Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) credential sits within the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, where the "CNA, CMT, LIMA & Insulin Registry" is listed under Licensing & Regulations alongside other professional licensing programs. That registry grouping means nurse assistant certification is handled in the same administrative family as the related medication-technician and insulin-administration registry categories, so candidates should always confirm current requirements directly with DHSS or their approved training program rather than relying on secondhand summaries. The Missouri CNA case studies are 5 cases and about 3,239 words.
1The Resident on the Bathroom Floor Who Says He's Fine
the call light for room 214 lights up. R, age 82, walks with a front-wheeled walker and has fallen twice in the past month; he takes warfarin daily.
678 words, about 3 min2Four Watery Stools and a Shared Bathroom
K, 76, has been on contact precautions for a Clostridioides difficile infection for two days and is taking oral vancomycin. she has had four large watery stools and has been incontinent of stool twice; the second time it leaked onto the bed rail and the floor.
647 words, about 3 min3Six Days Without a Shower and a Daughter Who Insists
A, 88, is alert, oriented, and makes her own decisions. She has refused a shower for six days, saying, "That room is freezing and I don't want a stranger scrubbing me." She washes her face and hands at the sink but will not undress for staff.
650 words, about 3 min4The Wet Voice at Supper
T, 80, had a stroke four months ago and has mild oropharyngeal dysphagia. His diet order is mechanical soft with nectar-thick liquids, set by the speech-language pathologist.
626 words, about 3 min5"My Children Are Waiting at the School"
B, 84, has moderate dementia and normally walks with a cane to the dining room for meals. she begins pacing the hallway in her blouse and slacks, picking at the fabric, and saying, "I'm late - my children are waiting at the school." She has tried the locked exit door twice and becomes louder when staff approach.
638 words, about 3 min