Nursing Supervisor

In CNA practice,

☛ Assault is referred to physical violence or threat to use violence against someone.

☛ Battery is actually referred for physical violence or wrongful touching against someone.

Lateral sliding aid you can use to move patient are,

☛ Draw sheet or transfer cot with handles

☛ Low friction mattress covers

☛ Slide boards

☛ Gurneys with transfer devices

☛ Beds that convert to chairs

☛ Billing software

☛ Health information medical history databases

☛ GE Healthcare Centricity EMR

☛ Charting software and MS office

Example of negligence include,

☛ Administering drug without supervision

☛ You place a wrong medication tray that belongs to another patient with the same name

☛ You transfer a patient by yourself even though the care plans states two staff should be present

☛ You give a patient a bath without checking the water temperature first.

To deal with patient who is aggressive and resist for medication my first approach would be,

☛ I would make patient calm and administer the drug if that didn’t work then

☛ I would make sure that he is safe, and I would ask for help

A CNA stands for certified nursing assistant. It is a person who has received training to help patients under the close supervision of a licensed practical nurse or a registered nurse.

This question needs to be carefully answered as it is your opportunity to stick out from the rest of the applicants. You should focus on skills that you have, including those not yet mentioned. Simply responding “because I’m really good” or “I really need a job” isn’t going to work. You shouldn’t assume the skills of other applicants or their strengths, focus on yourself. Tell the interviewer why you are a good fit for the position, what makes you a good employee, and what you can provide the company. Keep it brief while highlighting achievements.

Change is the only thing that is constant, and people, in general, are resistant to it. A working environment is not spared by it either. The question is to test your ability to motivate and influence your team to accept the change and encourage them that it was for the best. Tell the interviewer the extent to which you were able to achieve the desired result by how well you gave support to the ones who were most resistant to change and how well you listened and responded to their concerns throughout the process. Even if the result was not in your favor, don’t go off blaming your team but put forth the thought that you performed to the best of your strengths and tried well.

The more your employees or team members understand about their jobs and responsibilities the more motivated they are. Show how you ensure each subordinate has clarity about his or her role and responsibilities. Discuss how you set clear, specific and realistic targets that are agreed on rather than dictated. Focus on how you involve employees by asking for suggestions, ideas and feedback.

This is a loaded question and a nasty little game that you will probably lose if you answer first. So, do not answer it. Instead, say something like, that’s a tough question. Can you tell me the range for this position? In most cases, the interviewer, taken off guard, will tell you. If not, say that it can depend on the details of the job. Then give a wide range.

Whether the area of specialization is ER, Occupational Health, Community Health, ICU or any other, the key to answering interview questions about your nursing career choice is to be very specific about why you chose it. What influenced you in your choice? How did you explore your options? Highlight how your strengths are best utilized in this area and how it suits your personal competencies.

A resident in a shower chair should be placed facing the door of the shower stall.

You can most certainly expect this question to be asked in your interview. Although it is just to ease you into rest of the interview, it is also designed to test how well and how confidently you respond to the question. Skills like planning, organizing, controlling, decision making, communicating, motivating, problem solving, accountability, fairness etc should be your immediate reply. However, the reply shouldn’t be too immediate to make the interviewer feel that you may have mugged the answer. Reply with ease!

A pressure sore is classified into 4 stages,

☛ Stage I: stage I pressure sore would appear as a reddened area that does not blanch (turn white) when pressed

☛ Stage II: stage II pressure sore involves a partial breakdown of the upper layer of skin, but does not extend all the way through the

☛ Stage III: stage III and stage IV ulcers extend all the way through the skin

☛ Stage IV: stage IV ulcers extend all the way down to muscles, tendons or bones

To apply wrist and ankle restraint,

☛ Pad the bony areas of the restrained area.

☛ The padded portion should be applied at the ankle or wrists correspondingly

☛ The tie of the restraint should be pulled through the corresponding slit

☛ To avoid the tourniquet effect, use a half-bow knot in order to attach the other end to the movable side of the bed

Be careful while removing the restraints, because failing to follow them will be considered negligence.

A CNA can become LN (Licensed Nurse),

☛ Need as many as 200 hours of additional education in some areas like pediatrics, maternal medicine, and gerontology.

☛ Need experience in a hospital, clinic, or private practice that you can use toward your license

☛ Need to pass the national NCLEX-PN exam to work in a hospital setting

Try to include improvement activities that relate to the job. A wide variety of activities can be mentioned as positive self-improvement. Have some good ones handy to mention.

As a precaution, while measuring blood pressure, you need to make sure that you don’t take a BP on an arm with an IV.

After few years of experience as CNA, he/she can advance in following fields

☛ LPN (Licensed Practical Nursing)

☛ RN (Registered Nursing)

☛ RN (Neonatal Nurse)