CNA Skill: Dressing a Resident with a Weak Arm

Question 1

What is the care plan for dressing a resident with a weak arm?

Answer 1

Dress the resident in a long sleeved button down, resident is not able to help with dressing

Question 2

What are the supplies you need for this skill?

Answer 2

I. Barrier for table
II. Clean clothing
III. Bath blanket

Question 3

What is the 1st thing you must get for this skill?

Answer 3

A barrier to put onto the table to make sure supplies remain clean

Question 4

T/F You pick what the patient should wear today

Answer 4

False; you ask the patient what they would like to wear today

Question 5

What must you do before dressing the patient?

Answer 5

Placing the privacy blanket over the patient

Question 6

What clothing article do you put on first?

Answer 6

Socks

Question 7

What is the 2nd clothing article you put on?

Answer 7

Pants

Question 8

How do you put the patient’s pants on?

Answer 8

Insert arm into the pants to scrunch up, place over the foot and lift from below and ask the patient to lift their hips as high as they can as you slip their pants over their hips

Question 9

T/F You elevate the head of the bed before putting on the patient’s top

Answer 9

True

Question 10

Which arm do you undress first?

Answer 10

The strong arm first while supporting the arm at the elbow

Question 11

How do you put the patient’s shirt on?

Answer 11

Scrunch the arm of the sleeve and put hand through backwards, keeping arm supported on the bed and hold patients hand as if you’re shaking hands, extend arm out, support at elbow while bringing sleeve the rest of the way up

Question 12

T/F Assist putting in other sleeve on the same way you put on the first one

Answer 12

False; you just have the patient lift their arm up and back