Safety Issues
Beds & The Person's Unit
Weak and Strong Sides
Oral Care
100
The MSDS books contains safety information for:
chemicals and other cleaning agents and supplies
100
How do you position a bed to avoid personal injury while changing the bedding?
False
100
What part of the bedding can you use as an assist device in transferring a patient?
The cotton drawsheet
100
Why do patients receiving oxygen therapy require frequent oral hygiene?
Because oxygen can cause dry mouth.
200
Where would you check to make sure you are giving the right care to the right person?
The resident's care plan
200
Where are bedpans and urinals stored?
In the bedside stand
200
What bed position do you use to help your resident get out of the bed easily?
The lowest horizontal position
200
How often does an unconscious patient need mouth care?
At least every 2 hours
300
What do you do to a patient with a foreign body airway obstruction (FBAO)?
Perform abdominal thrusts/the Heimlich maneuver
300
True or False: A neat, clean, and wrinkle-free bed prevents decubitus ulcers.
True
300
Your patient has an injury that makes their left side weaker than their right. To remove their clothing which side do you do first?
It is removed from the strong side first (their right side in this case)
300
To give an unconscious person mouth care what tool do you use?
Sponge swabs
400
Your patient is choking. They are clutching their throat. If you do not perform abdominal thrusts what will happen?
The patient will suffer cardiac arrest.
400
How often are linens changed?
When they become wet, soiled, or damp or on the person's bath day.
400
You patient has a weak left side. Which side do you put their clothing on first?
Their weak side (their left side in this case.)
400
What position do you use to give oral care to an unconscious person?
The side-lying or lateral position
500
What is the first action you need to do if there is a fire in a resident's room?
Help the resident to a safe place
500
How do you position the bed to reduce the risk of injury to yourself when you are changing linens or providing resident care?
Put the bed in a comfortable position for you by raising it up horizontally
500
Your patient is paralyzed on their right side. Their signal light is placed
Near their right side
500
To clean the biting surfaces of the teeth you brush
Back and forth
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