Test Tip Tuesday Use an Alcohol Pad It’s all about psychology! Respirations are easier to count if you place an alcohol pad on the patient’s abdomen. Why? Your eye is drawn to movement of a contrasting color. An alcohol pad packet is often a different color than the patient’s clothing or the sheet. This contrast…
Test Tip Tuesday Water Temps! Water temperature is subjective For all washing skills (hand and nail care, foot care, partial bed bath, peri-care, catheter care), you will need water for bathing. Before filling a basin with water to bring it to the bedside, you must check the water temperature with the inside of your wrist.…
Test Tip Tuesday Basins are "NO SOAP ZONE" Basins for washing Sometimes in healthcare, patients will need help with bathing and will not be able to get out of bed to shower. As CNAs, we need to know how to help these patients with their bathing needs. And that means learning how to properly use…
Test Tip Tuesday Privacy Curtain Close the Privacy Curtain For All Skills…Except One! Privacy Curtain Basics Providing privacy for skills is an essential component of patient care. It may not always make sense to you to close the privacy curtain for certain skills, but it must be done! I often hear questions like, “If we are walking…
Test Tip Tuesday Raise the Bed? Going up… Hospital beds are great! You can raise the bed higher to make it easier for you to do your skills…less bending equals less stress on your back! For the exam, you are more than welcome to raise a bed to a comfortable working height if you wish. BUT……
Test Tip Tuesday Dentures in a cup? Dentures 101 CNAs are not generally required to take a patient’s dentures out or put them in. This is a safety measure for both the CNA and the patient. Why? Because trying to “pop” denture plates from the lower jaw (where they will be held in place by denture…
Test Tip Tuesday How long do you have to do the skills test? And what happens if you go over? So far we have gone over the 5 secrets to passing the CNA Skills Exam (if you didn't read them all, you should!). But now you are probably wondering how long you have to perform…
Test Tip Tuesday Final Secret to Passing the CNA Clinical Exam Part 2 Corrections are your friend! This blog wraps up this series, the 5 Secrets to passing the CNA Clinical Exam. But don't worry...we have TON'S more interesting testing tips for you (more on that in a few). But let's get back to where…
Test Tip Tuesday Final Secret to Passing the CNA Clinical Exam Part 1 Corrections are your friend! For our final blog in this series, let's focus on the last of the 5 big things you need to know when taking the clinical CNA exam: Follow the Care Plan - EXACTLY Don't touch the patient until…
Test Tip Tuesday #4 of the 5 Secrets to Passing the CNA Clinical ExamThis is one that will probably fail you! So, you have made it to the 4th secret...so, pay attention...this is the one that will probably fail you!As we continue on with the series, you already know there are 5 big things you…
