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reporting care

  • CNA
  • Member of the Health Care Team
  • Multiple choice
  • Difficulty 3 of 5

Question

A nursing assistant completes morning care for a resident and notices a change from the resident’s usual appearance. Which report to the nurse is most useful?

  1. The time care was given and the observed change.✓ Correct

    The nurse needs both the timing and the assistant’s observation.

  2. Only the assistant’s guess about the diagnosis.✗ Incorrect

    A guess does not convey the observed change or timing.

  3. Only the room number, without the observation.✗ Incorrect

    The room number alone omits the change and care timing.

  4. A promise to mention the change at some unspecified future time.✗ Incorrect

    A timely report conveys relevant observations to the nurse.

Answer

A. The time care was given and the observed change.

Rationale

A concise handoff includes when care occurred and what the assistant noticed. These details help the nurse receive the observation in context.

RememberReport care timing and observed changes to the nurse.

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