James Markham

Assisting patients in motion exercises of the upper and lower body parts is an important skill of CNA. The nurse aide must be aware of all the upper body exercises like the rotation of wrist and fingers, touching the chest in curls, arm to back wall, snow angel, wiper motion, etc. The lower body exercises … Read more

In this post, we are going to explain another essential CNA skill which is, How to feed a patient? Raise the head of the bed and sit on the bed while feeding. Use a spoon but gloves are not required while feeding. Make sure the meal is according to the diet specified by the physician. … Read more

Providing mouth care is an essential CNA clinical skill test. In this post, We will demonstrate how to provide mouth care to a resident. While providing mouth care use of gloves is necessary. If the resident is unable to walk up to the basin provide them emesis basin; Raise the head of the bed and … Read more

In this post, We will demonstrate another important CNA clinical skill which is counting and recording respiration rate. Respiration count should be taken for exactly sixty seconds. Notice your watch carefully while taking the count. You must support the patient by holding the arm on the mattress while you take the count and make a … Read more

In this post, We are going to explain an important CNA clinical skill which is measuring and recording blood pressure. Find the brachial pulse before you place the cuff on the arm and once again before you place the stethoscope on the arm. While inflating the cuff carefully listen to the heartbeat. The cuff inflation … Read more