What is the Device?
Cleaning and Care of Devices
IVs
Pain
Oxygen
100

Assists the resident to see

Eyeglasses

100

Store dentures in this overnight or when not in use

In cool water in a labeled denture cup

100

Name something that IVs are used to administer

Nutritional substances, fluids, medications, blood

100

Name one nonverbal sign of pain

Change in v/s, nausea/vomiting, sweating, facial grimacing/frowning, crying/tears in te eyes, sighing/moaning/groaning, difficulty breathing, increased restlessness, difficulty moving/guarding, holding/rubbing a body part, tightening the jaw/grinding the teeth, increased anxiety

100

Room air is approximately _____% oxygen

21

200

Assist the resident with hearing

Hearing aids

200

How to clean a resident's ear

With a damp washcloth

200

Name one complication a nursing assistant should observe for in a resident with an IV

Bleeding/puffiness/redness at the site, dressing over site wet, hot/cold skin near the site, pain/itching at the site, fever, drop in BP, increase heart rate, irregular pulse, cyanosis, change in mental status, difficulty breathing, decrease in urine output, chest pain, nausea/vomiting

200

Name one thing to ask the resident about their pain before reporting it to the nurse

v/s, rate the pain, location, type, what they were doing when pain began, when the pain started, any similar episodes in the past

200

This is the simplest method of oxygen delivery

Nasal cannula

300

False teeth

Dentures

300

How to clean a hearing aid

According to manufacturer's instructions

300

If a resident has an IV infusing, the solution bag should never be lowered below this

The IV site

300

Name one reason a resident might minimize their discomfort

1. worry about addiction

2. side effects

3. bother to staff

300

Who is responsible for starting, maintaining, and discontinuing oxygen therapy

Nurse and respiratory therapist

400

Device that resembles the eye but does not allow a person to see

Eye prosthesis/artificial eye

400

Where an eye prosthesis/artificial eye should be stored overnight or when not in use

In a clean container in the proper solution

400

IV sites located away from the center of the body

Peripheral sites

400

Name one non-drug measure to help reduce pain

Positioning, back rub, cool/warm washcloth, bathroom, deep breathing, quiet/calm environment, patience and caring

400

This device works by heating water until it turns into a hot steam

Vaporizer

500

These help to prevent edema and blood clots

TED hose/compression stockings/anti-embolism stockings

500

Observe the stump under the artificial limb for any of these signs/symptoms (name one)

Pressure/irritation, redness, warmth, swelling, tenderness, skin breakdown

500

IV sites located in subclavian/jugular veins (sites closer to the heart)

Central venous sites

500

Type of pain a resident feels in a limb or body part that has been amputated

Phantom pain

500

This device creates a cool mist

Humidifier

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