Chapters 1-3
Medically necessary care given by a skilled nurse or therapist.
What is Skilled Care?
Swelling of the joints.
What is inflammation?
A necessary substance that provides energy, promotes growth and health, and regulates metabolism.
What is a Nutrient?
The BOLD step in skill #2 Ambulation with a Gait Belt.
What is Locks bed brakes to ensure residents safety and Locks wheelchair brakes to ensure resident safety?
By mouth.
What is po?
Medical conditions determined by a doctor.
What is Diagnosis?
General term that refers to a serious loss of mental abilities such as thinking, remembering, reasoning, and communicating.
What is Dementia?
Occurs when a person does not have enough fluid in the body.
What is Dehydration?
Washes/ assist residents to wash and dry hands with soap and water after removing gloves. Candidates measured output reading is within 30cc/ml of observers.
What is BOLD steps for skill #5 Bedpan and Output?
Post op.
What is after surgery?
Inability to understand spoken or written words.
What is receptive aphasia?
The term used to describe ways to keep bodies clean and healthy.
What is Hygiene?
One who can get out of bed and walk.
What is Ambulatory?
Knocks on door, Identify hands should be washed, explains procedure, pulls privacy curtain.
What is beginning steps of all Skills?
Gastrointestinal.
What is GI?
Involve social interaction, emotions, intellect, and spirituality.
What is psychosocial needs.
An obstruction of a blood vessel, usually a blood clot.
What is an Embolism?
Help Residents perform their ADL's.
What is Assistive or Adaptive device?
Normal range for all vital signs?
What is 120/80, 60-100bpm, 12-20 rpm, 97.6?
GERD.
What is Gastroesophageal reflux disease?
Lack of interest in activities.
What is apathy?
Name for the condition in which all of the body's systems are working at their best.
What is Homeostasis?
The state of being frightened, excited, confused, in danger, or irritated.
What is Stress?
What is the step you do right before putting on your gloves in skill #20 Perineal care for female?
What is places bath blanket or clean sheet over resident?
TPN.
What is Total Parenteral Nutrition?