What type of diet is a patient with dysphagia on?
thickened liquids
What type of diet is an MI patient on?
How much?
low sodium
1500
How do we measure pain?
chart 0-5
What is the difference between transfer and discharge?
What are the bed types for each?
Trasfer-another facility closed
Discharge-going home closed bed
What is a random urine speciman?
can be taken anytime with no special measures. Urinate into a cup
What is parenteral nutrition?
What is it specifically called?
straight into the blood
TPN
What type of diet is a patient who is vomiting or who has very recently gotten out of surgery on?
Give examples?
clear liquids
water, apple juice, tea, ice
What do you need to record about a patients pain?
LEVEL
where its located
type of pain (adjective)
How long it's been happening (onset and duration)
Factores causing/affecting
How do you get the height of a non weight bearing patient?
lay them down in bed and measure with tape measure
What is a 24 hour urine speciman?
You must restart the entire collection if...
Collect all urine within a 24 hour period of time. Always discard the first sample to start the 24 hour period on an empty bladder
you don't collect any urine
Their is feces or toilet paper in the sample
You don't keep it cold
What are three assistive devices that help with walking?
cane
walker
crutches
What diet is someone who is having frequent constipation on?
What about fluids?
high-fiber
encourage liquids
What are some things a CNA can do to help with pain?
deep breathing
distraction/diversion (tv, radio, games)
guided imagery
back massage
What is the CNA's tole during admission?
show to room
communication: help calm and welcome
tell about facility
introduce to roomate
list of belongings
urine sample
vital signs
What is an occult blood test?
How is it taken?
stool test to see if there is blood in stool
reagent strip and drop of liquid + stool and changes color
What type of bedfast related complication does a hand roll prevent?
What type of bedfast complication does a foot board prevent?
contracture
foot drop
What are causes and signs of dehydration?
Causes:
Signs:
Causes: bleeding, vomiting, diarrhea, excessive sweating
dark urine, sunken eyes, anuria, dry mouth, no tears, low BP, tachycardia
What are some things that can be done to promote good sleep?
no excersise for 2 hours before
not a lot of fluid before bed
don't do buisiness or anything stressful beofore bed
no caffine, chocolate, soda before bed
How do you weight a non weight bearing patient (2 ways)
wheelchair scale
chair scale
What is a sputum sample and how is it taken?
sample of discahrge from lungs
in the morning
patient coughs and exspectorates in a cup
Explain the difference between parenteral and enteral nutrition
What are risks of both?
What precautions do we use to prevent risks?
Examples:
Enteral: regiurgitation,
Enteral: keep nostrils clean, sit is semi-fowlers always while feeding, formula can't be out for more than 8 hours, keep eye on drip rate and tube kinks
What type of diet is a diabetic on?
What are some things they can not eat?
What tool is used to keep track of their health and see if they are eatting properly and how does it work?
low-glycemic
carrots, soda, too much bread
glycometer, lancet, reagent strip
What are the stages of sleep
Stage 1 NREM lightest level
Stage 2 NREM sound sleep
Stage 3 NREM First stage deep sleep
Stage 4 NREM deepest stage sleep
REM full color vidid dreams 20 minutes
A patient in a wheelcahir is weighed using a wheelchair scale. The toal weight is 196. The wheelchair weight is 22 pounds. What weight do you record on the patient's chart?
174
What is a mid-stream urine sample and how is it taken? What is important about the sample itself?
It is a clean sample so external anatomy is wiped first
mid-strem urine only in sample