Title: Perform safety procedures related to client/resident/patient care.
Course: Nurse Aide II Condensed (14051-II-A) > Section: Maintaining a Safe Environment

Performance should include

- prevention of falls and thermal injuries
- fire safety (identifying the acronym RACE [rescue, alarm, contain, extinguish])
- oxygen safety
- safety in the workplace.

Refer to Unit V in Nurse Aide Curriculum (https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/media/dhpweb/docs/nursing/forms/education/NurseAide_Ed_Program_Curriculum.doc), Virginia Board of Nursing, Virginia Department of Health Professions, 2018.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What factors increase the risk for falls?
- When entering the room of a client/resident/patient who is visually or mobility impaired, what areas in the room may pose a hazard, and how should these be modified?
- Before applying hot or cold treatments, what type of information is needed?
- What safety measures should be instituted with a client/resident/patient who uses oxygen?
- Why is a CNA at risk in the workplace?
- What steps might a CNA initiate in a violent or aggressive situation in the workplace?