CNA 1050 - Special Care Patients

1. Rehabilitation and Restorative Care
   1. Discuss rehabilitation and restorative care
   2. Describe the importance of promoting independence
   3. Explain the complications of immobility and describe how exercise helps maintain health
   4. Describe canes, walkers, and crutches
   5. Discuss other assistive devices and orthotics
   6. Discuss range of motion exercises
2. Subacute Care
   1. Discuss the types of residents who are in a subacute setting
   2. List care guidelines for pulse oximetry
   3. Describe telemetry and list care guidelines
   4. Explain artificial airways and list care guidelines
   5. Discuss care for a resident with a tracheostomy
   6. Describe mechanical ventilation and explain care guidelines
   7. Describe suctioning and list signs of respiratory distress
   8. Describe chest tubes and explain related care
   9. Describe alternative feeding methods and related care
   10. Discuss care guidelines for dialysis
3. End-of-Life Care
   1. Describe palliative care
   2. Discuss hospice care
   3. Discuss the grief process and related terms
   4. Explain legal rights for a resident who is dying
   5. Explain how to care for a resident who is dying
   6. Discuss factors that influence feelings about death and list ways to meet residents’
   7. individual needs
   8. Identify common signs of approaching death
   9. List changes that may occur in the human body after death
   10. Describe ways to help family and friends deal with a resident’s death
   11. Describe ways to help staff members cope with a resident’s death
   12. Describe postmortem care