Precautions
No internal rotation, no flexion past 90*, and no crossing of the leg.
What is a Posterior Hip Precaution?
AKA
What is the abbreviation for "Above Knee Amputation"?
Coughing after eating, gurgling voice, pocketing of food
What are symptoms of dysphagia?
Every two hours
What is the frequency by which repositioning of a patient in bed who either has a pressure injury or is at risk for a pressure injury must occur.
Name the timeline clinical team members have for completing Care Tool documentation.
What is within 3 days of admission and 3 days of discharge
For the upper body, a way to prevent _____ ______is to support the joint by positioning and/or use of equipment.
What is shoulder subluxation?
Itching, movement of limb, cramping, tingling
What are types of phantom sensations?
1. Keep head of bed elevated at 90* for at least 30 min. after meals or tube feedings and patient upright during meals or tube feedings.
2. Monitor for decline in breathing ability and elevated temperatures.
3. Check mouth frequently for pocketing.
What are aspiration precautions?
This is the name of the type of assessment for skin integrity that must occur every shift.
What is the Second Set of Eyes Skin Assessment?
Determines reimbursement to inpatient rehab facilities for each patient that is admitted.
What is the Care Tool?
Name three components of Low Stimulation Guidelines for patients with traumatic brain injury.
What are: Quiet room, dimmed lights, limited visitation, reduced noise and distractions in environment, interact with patient in a calm and quiet manner, involve patient in care if possible
Caused by impulses from severed nerves that are still sending information to the brain.
What is phantom pain?
White patches on tongue
Food particles in teeth
Dry or chapped lips
Halitosis
What are signs of poor oral hygiene?
Every 30 minutes
What is the frequency by which patients who are wheelchair bound must perform a pressure relief? (particularly patients with SCI)
If bowel voiding occurs within this timeframe, the patient is considered continent.
What is during the bowel program.
Emergently sit patient up and remove ACE wraps/Abdominal Binder to lower BP.
What is the initial response that should occur if Autonomic Dysreflexia is suspected?
Shrinkers, rigid dressings, elevation, immediate rehab
What are techniques used to reduce post-operative edema, pain, and contractures.
What is the name of the diet modification system implemented at Prisma Health?
What is IDDSI? (The International Dysphagia Diet Standardization Initiative)
Name a piece of safe patient handling equipment that comes with wedges for offloading pressure points and assists with lateral transfers.
What is the AirTap?
Name the 3 components of Toileting Hygiene according to the Care Tool.
Managing clothes prior to voiding, Clean perineal area, Manage clothes after voiding
Fingers flex when wrist is extended.
Fingers extend when wrist is flexed.
What is a tenodesis grip?
Equipment that keeps the knee straight to prevent knee flexion contracture, protects incision against falls, and provides sensory input to the residual limb.
What is a limb guard?
Name one of the 3 assessments performed by a speech therapist that determines whether or not a patient requires a modified diet.
What is either: Bedside Swallow Eval/Modified Barium Swallow (MBS)/Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES)
Name (3) factors that contribute to skin breakdown.
What are: moisture, friction/shear, unrelieved pressure, poor nutrition, immobility, diabetes, poor circulation.
What is maximum assistance?