Prometric Skills Demo for Assisting with Ambulation using a gait belt 

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Congrats! Was the written exam hard? I'm testing soon in Michigan. I have studied the skills, but I still need to prepare for the written portion. I did my training a while ago, so I forgot a lot.

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Hello Michele, Glad it was helpful!

@@txcnaskills2599 It's very helpful! I just wanted to clarify would it be walking them 10 steps forward and 10 steps back or 5 steps forward and 5 steps back for a total of 10? Sorry I overthink so much haha

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Yes and that is the way I was taught as well from the back bc it's folded up and you gently slide it from behind while the patient has his arms on your shoulders!

Best of luck Patricia. Does California still allow the candidates to choose which agency they want to test with? I lived in Cali for 22 years. Now I am in Texas.

Where in Texas are you Dr. Lee

Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! happy the videos helped

Welcome Just Tre to my channel. A lot of students have found this site very helpful. Let me know if you have any questions about the Prometric skills.

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Hello Jennifer, The categories are ADLs, Measurement, and ROM

@@txcnaskills2599 thank you so much! Super nervous but your videos are helping so much!

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Hello Angela, It is the responsibility of the candidate testing to make sure the patient has their shoes tied before starting to walk. This is a safety issue. Think about if you had a two year old child. You would make sure the baby had his or her shoe laces tied before they started to walk for safety, correct. This is the same thing we must do to keep the elderly patient safe. Great question.

Hello Barakat, Prometric does not say the client needs to touch the candidate's arm or shoulders. I have the patient touch my shoulders or arms just so that they have something to hold on to when lifting the person up.

I just checked the internet, and New York City uses Prometric. So, yes you can.

As healthcare workers, we would tie the shoes for the client.

Hello Ari, Checking an armband or ID is not required during the CNA exam.

Hello Vinodini, I teach my students to wash their hands after speaking to the client and BEFORE gathering your clean supplies.

Hello Kimberly, As of today, 4-3-22 Prometric is not doing the oral skills in Texas.

@@txcnaskills2599 okay thank you

Hello Carmen, When walking a client back to their chair, it is NOT necessary to wait for the client to feel better. The healthcare worker will ask questions BEFORE starting to walk the client.

Hello Brother, Gloves are not required every time we make patient contact. For example, I may not use gloves when taking a pulse or blood pressure.

Hello Lisa, We should end the skill with the privacy curtain closed. The candidate knocks on the patient's door, enters the room, explains why he/she is there, closes the privacy curtain before care is provided. Therefore, when the skill is completed, the student will open the privacy curtain.

The patient is fully dressed, so the curtain can be left open either way. Curtain should be closed all the way around, blinds, and door also when providing care. She covered everything 100 percent in this video. Next one should be, ambulating with an assistive device.

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Hello Helena, I don't wait for someone to answer because not all patients are going to be able to speak. Some patients may have had a stroke and can't speak clearly. Knocking is a sign of respecting the patient's rights for privacy and announcing my presence. Prometric requires us to announce self or knock before entering room ONLY. We don't have to wait for a response. Great question.

@@txcnaskills2599 Thank you. I appreciate your answer 👍

Hello Michelle, Students testing through Prometric will have the client sitting in a chair as the starting position for Assisting with Ambulation. I think this is stressed at 11:23 in the video. Thanks for asking.

Hello Kateavalentine, I can only speak for the state of Texas. When student test in Texas they are REQUIRED to keep a face mask on at all time. Therefore, the oral skills are not tested during the COVID epidemic (Brushing teeth, Denture care, and Feeding) in Texas. I am not sure when the state of Texas will add these back in for testing. I hope this helps.

@@txcnaskills2599 thank you so much!!! I am testing in Texas so that helped a ton.

Hello Jennifer, The resident will take 10 steps forward and ten steps back to their chair.

not yet.

I just checked Prometric guidelines for MA, and the use of a wheelchair is not required. Can you please send me the link that shows using a wheelchair is a state requirement? From my knowledge, all Prometric skill guidelines are the same nationally.

Hello, The belt is to hold the client up.

Hello Linda, It is never correct to not introduce yourself when entering a resident room. My apologies.

Hello Yara, As of May 9, 2022, in Texas, we are still omitting the oral skills.

Hello Tamara, Gloves are not required for the ambulation skill.

Hello, Gloves are not required when ambulating a client for this skill.

Thank you, Dr.Lee

I place four. Prometric doesn't have a requirement for the number of fingers under a belt.

Hello, MG, yes, Prometric tests in the state of Washington.

Hello Winifred, I am sure you will do well. Take care.

No, you aren’t touching bare skin on their private parts or broken skin. So no gloves needed. Keep in mind that these vids are for the Prometric, real world scenarios are different.

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Hello, Yes, this is the 3rd skill.

Hello Raquel, There are two types of gait belts. If you are using the one with teeth, then the teeth should be against the body.

So the belt.with teeth the buckle part is it aligned to a body part? Then tighten at that point?

@@raquelserranogarcia Hello Raquel, The buckle is in front of the person. It is in the center of the abdomen.

@@txcnaskills2599 ok got it

@@raquelserranogarcia Great Raquel. I wish you the best on your exam.

You got this!

@@txcnaskills2599 I passed both because of you, thank you ❤️

Hello, I just checked the website and Maryland use Credentia to sponsor the nurse aide exam.

Hello Jonathan, It is a personal choice where the patient places their arm.

Hello, Checking the armband is not a step for this skill. Did you see that written down in your booklet?

@@txcnaskills2599 well,the teacher in my class said you should check the patient armband first to make sure you assist the right person 😂😂sooo that’s why im watching your videos to see if he was correct but your videos skills are very different from what he taught us .sigh

Hello Aiko, If you are testing under Prometric guidelines the client will start off sitting in a chair. I only demonstrated assisting the patient from the bed because of a request. In the clinical skills checklist, Prometric notifies that the candidate will assist the patient to ambulate from a chair and return the client to a chair.

@@txcnaskills2599 wow great information thank u so much 🥰

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