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What are some adaptive equipment that can assist a patient with dressing their lower body and upper body?
What is sock aide
What is reacher
What is dressing stick
What is Long handled shoe horn
Where should you turn pot and pan handles while cooking on the stove?
What is turn handles away from the edge of the stove.
What is one way to reduce the risk of slipping in the shower?
What is use a properly secured nonslip bath mat
What is keep the floor dry
When walking outside, what should you do to prevent falls?
What is be aware of curbs.
What is be aware of traffic.
What is be aware of uneven surfaces.
What are some assistive devices to help you move around?
What is a walker
What is rolling walker
What is wheelchair
What is a cane
What is a power wheelchair
When getting up in the middle of the night, what should you use when walking through your home at night?
What is lights, night lights in hallways and near the bathroom.
You use a walker and need to carry items. What could help you carry it safely?
What is a walker tray or basket attachment
What is asking for assistance
What is using compartment basket in the rollator
What are some equipment that provides a stable handhold to help a person maintain balance when entering or exiting the shower?
What is an installed grab bar
What is a rolling walker
What is a shower chair
While in a wheelchair, you need to enter a public building with stairs. What would make entering the building easier?
What is handicap accessible ramps
What is automatic doors
When using a wheelchair, before standing up what should you do?
What is lock the wheelchair brakes.
What is move footrests out of the way before standing.
After returning home from hospitalization, you notice that you are tired more frequently. What are the 4 Ps to help conserve energy making activities or tasks easier to complete?
What is Pacing, Prioritizing, Planning, and Positioning.
While meal prepping in the kitchen, you become fatigued. What are some strategies to improve safety and conserve energy?
What is perform tasks while seated at a stable work surface.
What is organize supplies beforehand.
What is take planned rest breaks.
You are having difficulty standing long enough to bathe. What piece of equipment could help you bathe yourself safely?
What is a shower chair
What is a tub transfer bench
What can you do if you get tired while shopping?
What is sit and rest
What is use an electric cart
When lying or sitting for long periods of time, pressure injuries can occur. What can you do to prevent pressure injuries?
What is shifting weight
What is pressure relief techniques.
What is standing to relieve pressure
What is turning in bed
What is using a seated cushion
You frequently drop items on the floor and have difficulty bending down to pick them up. What adaptive device could help you out?
What is a reacher or grabber tool
What are ways to reorganize your kitchen to make it more accessible?
What is to reduce excessive reaching, climbing, bending.
What is the risk of losing balance or falling.
What are some pieces of adaptive equipment that can be used to bathe yourself?
What is handheld shower head
What is Long handled sponge
What are some alternative ways to get to places in the community (i.e church, grocery store, gym, park)
What is Uber
What is public transportation
What is Lyft
What is transportation services
You are getting up from a chair while using a walker. What would be the correct way to stand up from a chair with the rolling walker?
What is push from the stable armrests on the chair and then grasp the walker once standing and balanced.
What are some smart devices that you could have in your home in case of an emergency (i.e falls, medical emergency) ?
What is life alert, Alexa, Google home, Amazon Echo, Life Alert.
You are cooking on the stove and walk away. What safety strategies could be implemented?
What is visual reminders
What is timers
What is simplified meal preparation
What should a person wear on their feet when walking to the bathroom to reduce fall risk?
What is nonslip footwear
What is gripper socks
When walking up stairs, off curbs, or on uneven surfaces which foot goes up first and which foot goes down?
What is going up with the strong foot and coming down with the weaker foot.
You are getting back into bed but can not lift your legs into bed when lying down. What is a piece of adaptive equipment that can assist with lifting their legs into bed?
What is leg lifter