Care Impaired
Silvia has a weakened left side, you are helping her dress how to you put on the shirt and how do you take off the shirt?
Put on strong take off weak
What is the single most important thing you can do to prevent the spread of germs?
HAND WASHING
What happens to our hearing as we age?
Decreases
Man that girls clothes are fire. (What type of communication is this an example of?)
Clitche
240mL
When feeding a resident how must the be sitting and at what degree?
Upright/90 degrees
How long do we soak nails before cleaning/trimming?
5-20 min
What care helps restore and improve a residents function
Rehabilitation
Someone calls into your facility asking about Bob, you give them the information what law did you just break?
HIPPA
What do we always do before getting a residents weight.
What do we use when cleaning unconscious residents teeth?
What must we do when cleaning dentures?
Line the sink with soft boundaries
What is angina pectoris?
Chest pain
You document that Sue seemed to be depressed and upset. What type of information is this?
Subjective
Timothy has a axillary temperature of 102.2 what should we do?
Take temperature orally
How often do we turn a resident in bed and in a wheelchair?
2/1hr
What is AROM and PROM what are they and what are the differences
Active-watches
Passive-Does
What must you be able to do when using a walker?
Be able to bear weight on both legs
What is the prefix of a word?
word part that comes before the root to help form a new word
Baby liz weighs 7lbs how do we figure this weight in kg?
What does R.A.C.E stand for
Rescue, Alarm, Contain, Evacuate/Extinguish
What are the last things you must do when leaving residents room?
Lock bed, give call light, wash hands
What are the 5 stages of death/dying
•Denial: refusal to believe they are dying
•Anger: “Why me?”
•Bargaining: “Yes me, but . . .”
•Depression: the need to mourn and review their
lives
•Acceptance: preparing for death
Billy Jo is very agitated pacing and voice is increasing, what do you do?
Remain calm, provide little stimuli, decrease noises
What type of specimen do we collect for a C-diff sample?
Stool