Assistive Devices
Assistive device used in the bathroom
What are:
Shower chairs
Raised toilet seats
Grab bars
To lift heavy objects
What is bend your knees and squat?
The act of walking
What is ambulation
A person who has paralysed arms, legs, and trunk
What is a quadriplegic?
Moving a person from one place to another
What is transfer?
Maintain or regain independence in activities and mobility.
Improve quality of life and safety.
What is the purpose of assistive devices?
When giving care at the bedside athe CNA should
What is raise the bed to a working height?
Maintain muscle strength, circulation, balance, reduces risk of complications
What is the importance of ambulation?
Give the right care to the right resident
What is identifying the resident before giving care?
Focused on helping patients maintain their current abilities and prevent further decline.
What is restorative care?
Support and stability for those who need assistance with balance and weight bearing while walking.
What is the function of a walker.
This principle of body mechanics reminds CNAs to keep objects close to their body and lift with their legs, not their back.
What is lifting safely using proper body alignment
Each crutch and each leg move independently - 4 points of contact with the ground.
What is a four-point gait?
A risk from using a bed rail for a resident
What is entrapment?
Encourage independence by allowing patients to do as much as they can on their own.
What is a principle of rehabilitation?
Bear weight on the arms instead of the legs.
How do crutches assist with mobility?
A bedbound resident needs to be turned
What is at least every 2 hours or as the resident request.
Support as needed, stay close, slow steady movements. Have a gait belt.
Dangle, stand, ambulate
What is assisting someone with ambulation?
Prevent burns.
What is check the water temperature first?
Addresses physical, emotional, social, spiritual needs of the residents.
What is the importance of holistic care?
Underarm
Forearm
Strutter
platform
What are the different types of crutches?
According to OSHA, to protect the workers from back injuries
Call for help, don't move the resident, address injury as appropriate.
What is the procedure if a resident falls?
What is MSDS?
Maintain activity levels, encouragements, document
What is the CNA's role in assisting with ADL's.