NA1 - Module A

Division of Health Service Regulation

(DHSR) -Maintaining the NC Nurse Aide l Registry

NCBON Administrative Code

(North Carolina Board of Nursing) -Defines the range of function for the Nurse Aide

OBRA

(Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act) -Improved conditions for people in long term care facilities

Please define a NAl in the state of NC.

-A valued, unlicensed member of the health care team -Provides delegated nursing tasks, within a defined range of functions, for residents in a a variety of settings -Is listed on the NC Nurse Aide l registry

Mark the skills which are within the scope of practice for a NAl.

-Take a rectal temperature -Perform catheter care - Perform Range-of-Motion exercises -Clean dentures -Assist a resident to walk -Care for a resident on isolation precautions

What does the term scope of practice mean for the Nurse Aide?

-You are legally responsible for your actions -You can have an allegation reported to HCPR -You can refuse to perform a task not within the scope of practice

How many testing attempts does OBRA allow? (please use a # not the word)

3

What does the abbreviation ADL's stand for?

Activities of Daily Living

As a Nurse Aide, what should you do if you agree to complete a task, but are unsure how to do the task?

Ask your supervisor for help to learn the task

Acute illness

Becomes ill suddenly and is expected to recover

Terminal illness

Eventually results in death

The RN can delegate the responsibility and accountability for a task to a NAl. TRUE or FALSE?

False

Resident

Person cared for in a facility

Who supervises a NAl?

RN

Health Care Personnel Investigations and Registry

Report allegations of someone working outside their scope-of-practice

Chronic illness

Slow disease with no cure

Empathy

is the ability to put yourself in another person's place and try to see things as that person does.