Title: Demonstrate the basic steps a CNA should take in any emergency.
Course: Nurse Aide I Condensed (14051-I-A) > Section: Promoting Community Health and First Aid

Demonstration should include

- identifying signs and symptoms a client may display when experiencing an emergency
- responding to a conscious or unconscious client.

Demonstration also includes completing or maintaining American Heart Association's Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) & Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC) certification, including the use of an AED.

Refer to Unit V in Nurse Aide Curriculum, Virginia Board of Nursing, Virginia Department of Health Professions, 2023.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are the criteria for CPR with AED?
- What are the CAB steps in CPR?
- Why would CPR with AED not be given to a patient with a do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order?
- Why would CNAs need first-aid training?
- Why are Good Samaritan laws important for those who perform first aid?
- How does a CNA assess a patient’s medical condition to determine whether first aid is required?