Pennsylvania CNA case studies
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The Pennsylvania Nurse Aide Competency Exam is the assessment step in Pennsylvania's nurse aide credentialing pathway, which is overseen by the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH). Candidates are typically people preparing to work as nursing assistants, resident aides, or direct caregivers in nursing homes and other long-term care settings - including students finishing a state-approved nurse aide training program and experienced workers seeking placement on the state nurse aide registry. The Pennsylvania CNA case studies are 5 cases and about 3,752 words.
1The Poured Cup: A Delegation Request at 2015
You are a CNA on the 3–11 shift with 11 residents. At 2015 the LPN, who is in another room doing a wound treatment, calls to you: 'Mr.
750 words, about 4 min2Four Side Rails at 2100: Restraint Without an Order
T is 82 and walks with a front-wheeled walker to the bathroom at night. She has vascular dementia and was admitted four days ago.
783 words, about 4 min3'Just Feed Me': Restorative Care Versus Doing It For Him
R is 68 and had an ischemic stroke 18 days ago with left-sided weakness. Before the stroke he lived alone and cooked his own meals.
765 words, about 4 min4A Loose Stool, a Catheter, and a Reddened Coccyx
B is 79, has an indwelling urinary catheter, is incontinent of stool, and is on a 2-hour repositioning schedule because of a 3 cm patch of non-blanchable redness over her coccyx. At 0600 you find she has had a large, loose stool that has spread under her to the catheter tubing.
729 words, about 4 min5Post-Op Day 2: The Resident Who Says He's Fine
L is 74 and is on post-op day 2 after a hip replacement. Yesterday at 0700 his vitals were T 98.4 °F orally, P 78, R 16, BP 128/76, SpO2 97% on room air.
725 words, about 4 min