Safety & Infection Control
Protection for your hands from bodily fluids.
What are gloves.
When making a bed it is important to do this.
What is raise the bed.
Harden biofilm on teeth.
What is tarter?
Change in urine can indicate this condition.
What is dehydration?
A black spot on the ostomy Stoma.
What is a reportable observation.
The practice of reducing or eliminating potential pathogens. (bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites.
What is asepsis.
It is important to use this area when lifting objects.
What are the leg muscles
Tearing of skin tissue caused when the skin sticks to a surface and deeper skin tissue moves downward.
What is shearing?
Decrease in fluid intake can cause side effects such as.
What is constipation?
The right area to insert a suppository or enema so it can work properly.
What is the wall of the bowel
The 3 most common multidrug-resistant organisms in Canada.
What is MRSA, VRE and C difficile.
We must always protect the clients when repositioning them.
What are boney prominences.
Clothing to help protect the clients when they are a fall risk.
What are hip protectors?
When putting on support hoes using this tool helps immensely.
What are rubber gloves.
there is a correct direction to preform peri care on a woman.
What is top to bottom.
Older people often do not show the usual signs of infection.
What is fever, pain and swelling
When feeding a client, we position them like this.
What is semi to high fowlers.
An injury caused by unrelieved pressure.
What is a pressure ulcer?
Some clients need verbal help to accomplish am tasks.
What is cueing?
I am always on the lookout for these when doing bowel care.
What are hemorrhoids.
Four moments for Hand Hygiene.
What is before initiating client or environment contact, before any procedure, and after client or environment contact.
Using ceiling lifts require assistance.
What is teamwork.
A state of temporary mental disorientation that can occur suddenly.
What is delirium?
Sometimes client's intake has to be monitored.
What is in & out?
There is gravel-like substance in the catheter bag.
What is sediment.