New York CNA case studies
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The New York State Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) credential is the entry-level qualification that allows a aide to provide direct, hands-on care to residents in nursing homes and other long-term care settings in New York. Candidates are typically people entering the health care workforce for the first time, career changers, or home health workers who want a formal, portable credential, and they usually prepare through a state-approved nurse aide training program before sitting for the competency examination. The examination has two parts: a written (knowledge) multiple-choice test and a clinical skills demonstration in which the candidate performs selected care procedures on a simulated resident while an evaluator observes. Content is organized into four broad domains: personal care and basic nursing skills; safety, infection control, and emergency response; restorative care, mobility, and nutrition/hydration; and communication, resident rights, and psychosocial care. The New York CNA case studies are 5 cases and about 3,150 words.
1The Shower Refusal Before a Family Visit
Alcott, 84, has moderate dementia and type 2 diabetes. She has refused her scheduled shower three mornings in a row, saying the bathroom is 'full of strangers.' At 9:40 a.m.
642 words, about 3 min2Found on the Floor, on Warfarin
Boyd, 76, sitting on the floor beside his bed, one shoe on. He is awake, answers your questions, and says, 'I'm fine, I just slid down.
656 words, about 3 min3Coughing at the First Sips
Nguyen, 68, is three weeks post-stroke with right-sided weakness and dysphagia. His orders are nectar-thick liquids and a mechanical soft diet, and he feeds himself with a plate guard and a built-up spoon in his left hand.
612 words, about 3 min4The Son in the Hallway and the Photo Request
Patel, 58, is in a rehab unit after a hip fracture. She is alert and oriented and has been asking all morning for a phone so she can call her daughter.
622 words, about 3 min5C. diff and the Bingo Game
Kowalski, 70, has Clostridioides difficile infection and has had six episodes of watery diarrhea since midnight. Contact precautions are posted on his door.
618 words, about 3 min