Activities of Daily Living
Anytime you are putting water on someone, you must do this.
What is have the resident test the water?
This is the number one way to prevent the spread of infection.
What is handwashing?
The number of times the heart beats in a minute.
What is pulse?
Physical, verbal, sexual, and financial are all types of this.
What is abuse?
Verbal and nonverbal are types of this.
What is communication?
Procedure that we follow with EVERY resident to prevent the spread of infection.
What is standard precautions?
Always wipe this way for perineal care.
What is front to back?
This type of care includes a bed bath after the person has died.
What is postmortem?
When placing or removing the bedpan, the bed should be in this position.
What is flat?
To put on PPE.
What is donning?
Catheter bags should be placed....
What is below the level of the bladder?
NAs do not insert, remove, change, or put anything into these.
What are IVs, tube feeds, and catheters?
The easiest link to brake in the chain of infection.
What is transmission?
Weight can be measured in pounds or these.
What are kilograms?
The number of continuing education hours you need per year.
What is 12?
Meal times are a great opportunity to encourage residents to engage in this.
What is social interaction?
The type of transmission-based precaution for someone with MRSA.
What is contact precautions?
When taking a blood pressure, if you immediately hear a sound when you start to deflate, you should...
Reinflate the cuff to 200mmHg.
The federal law passed in 1987 that protects patients and residents in long term health facilities.
What is OBRA?
This refers to a set of diseases that cause progressive confusion and memory loss.
What is dementia?