Skills Materials
Materials needed for ambulating with a gait belt
What is non-skid footwear & a gait belt?
A subjective symptom is... while a objective symptom is...
What is a patient complaint and what can be observed using your five senses?
Supine position
Prone position
Patient is laying on their back
Patient is laying on their stomach
What does heat application do?
Intake conversion oz to mL
4oz =
20oz =
1oz = 30mL
4oz = 120mL
20oz = 600mL
Materials for positioning on side
HIPAA stands for...
What is Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act?
100+ if you explain why it is important.
Types of fowlers position
What is
semi-fowlers (HOB 30-45 degrees)
fowlers (HOB 45-60 degrees)
high fowlers (HOB 60-90 degrees)?
Relives pain, decreases swelling, vasoconstricts, decreases bleeding
Body parts involved in the urinary system
What are kidneys (2), urinary bladder, ureter (2), & urethra?
Materials for occupied bed making
What is bath blanket, fitted sheet, pull pad, pillow case, top sheet, & blanket?
OSHA's purpose
What is to establish safety and health standards for the workplace to protect the employee from work-related injury?
Lateral position
Sims position
Used for repositioning and comfort on patients' side
Used for medical procedures, extreme side lying
Define pain threshold
Define pain tolerance
Threshold - point at which a person becomes aware of pain
Tolerance - level of pain a person seeks help to manage
The inability to hold ones urine, or involuntary loss of urine
Materials for catheter care
What is a pull pad, bath blanket, 2 wash cloths, 2 towels, soap, and basin?
The different types of medical facilities ex. acute care
What is acute care, assisted living, hospice, home health, inpatient care, sub-acute care, long-term care, and outpatient care?
+100pts if you can explain each
Patients sit in this position prior to transfer
What is dangling?
Difference between acute and chronic pain
Acute = short term / temporary
Chronic = long term / continues for the rest of life
Partially digest food and fluid mixture
What is chyme?
Materials for partial bath w/ back rub
Medicaid covers... while Medicare covers...
What is low income and people who are 65yrs and older?
When a joint is in the same position for too long... can occur
What is contracture?
4 A's of dementia
What is amnesia (memory), aphasia (speech), agnosia (recognition), apraxia (daily living)?
Wave-like muscular movements that move chyme through the intestines
What is peristalsis?