She too must wash his hands before coming in contact with the patient. Changes in weight can be a warning sign of serious illness. If a patient cannot be raised or cannot stand up due to some physical condition the health care worker will have to measure it while the patient is lying down with the help of a fellow nurse aide. Checklist 223 return to performance skills videos index. List six nursing assistant actions to ensure that height and weight measurements are accurate. Measuring height and weight for a supine patient patients who are not able to stand will need to have their height and weight measured while they remain in bed.

You will require one more person cna to help you in measuring height and weight of the patient. Before you begin wash your hands carefully. Measure and record weight. Cna essential skills. Cna essential skills donning and. It is an important task of a cna to measure the weight and height of an ambulatory patient as these measurements often indicates some serious health related issues about the patient.

Correctly weighing a resident is very important in to providing an accurate and consistent assessment of residents nutritional status. Demonstrate the following procedure. 42 videos play all american red cross cna skills cindy acuña. Gctc cna 40224 views. Steps to be followed to measure the height and weight of the supine patient rinse your hands properly with antiseptic soap and lukewarm water. You may be tested on any of the following skills depending on the state where you will be taking your exam.

Hand washing assisting patients with the use of a bedpan using transfer belts for ambulating patients cleaning dentures both upper and lower feeding dressing and giving bed baths to patients giving passive types of exercises to the patient positioning the patient on his or her. Taking recording height weight duration. How to properly weigh and record the weight of an ambulatory client. Reading height measurements on a physician mechanical beam scale with height rod. Measure and record height. Describe the proper use of an overbed scale.

Procedure 35 measuring weight and height. Cna skill how to measure weight as a certified nursing assistant you will often check a residents patient weights as part of the care you provide. Measure and record weight. Start studying cna skills measuring height and weight. Identify at least four types of scales and give an example of when each type is used. Learn vocabulary terms and more with flashcards games and other study tools.

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