Activities of Daily Living
The things we normally do in daily living including any daily activity we perform for self-care such as feeding ourselves, bathing, dressing, grooming, work, homemaking, and leisure.
What are activities of daily living?
A variety of snack foods offered between dinner and bedtime.
What is HS snack?
This is to happen at least once daily and as necessary.
What is charting or documentation (Daily Charting)?
How many different therapies a day can a patient have.
What is 3?
A red binder located at the nurses station.
What is the Emergency Operations Plan or EOP?
Staff provided complete care for an activity of daily living; the patient provided no participation in the activity.
What is "Total Assist"?
A certified expert on diet and nutrition.
What is a dietitian?
The amount of time a patient is to remain on alert charting after completing an antibiotic.
What is 72 hours?
This is where you could find the PT/OT schedule to ensure you schedule showers and other cares around therapy times.
What is the white board in their room?
Should be cleaned with disinfectant wipes (not alcohol swabs) after each patient use.
What is blood glucose meter or glucometer?
How a patient moves: to and from lying position, turns side to side and positions body while in bed.
What is "Bed Mobility"?
Difficulty or discomfort swallowing
What is Dysphasia?
On admission vital signs are to be taken every shift for this amount of time.
What is 72 hours?
The patient's care plan (in the care plan binder at the nurses station) is where you could find ________ _________ ___________ regarding PT/OT.
What is Weight Bearing Status?
Must be replaced weekly and be labeled with the date it was changed out. (2 total answers required)
What are the oxygen humidifier and oxygen tubing (wall and portable and CPAP)?
Where staff can find a patient's ADL needs and abilities. Located in a binder at the nurses station.
What is "the patient care plan"?
100 lbs over a person's ideal weight or a BMI of greater the 40
What is morbid obesity?
Includes any incident, change in medication, new infection or acute medical issues to be charted on every shift for 72 hours.
What is "Alert Charting"?
Is where you could find if a patient needs an early breakfast (to work around their therapy schedule).
Whats is the "Early Morning Trays" list at the nurses station.
Must be changed out monthly and dated.
What is a urinal?
While providing care staff provided hands on "Weight Bearing" assistance. Staff assisted in lifting the body and/or limb during activity.
What is "Extensive Assist"?
A lack of proper nutrition, caused by not having enough to eat, not eating enough of the right things, or being unable to use the food that one does eat.
What is malnutrition?
Includes focused documentation on a patient's skilled need and admission diagnoses. Also includes cognitive status, behavioral/mood issues, skin/wound care, safety concerns, swallowing concerns and any other acute medical issues.
What is Daily Charting?
Is the reason a patient comes to us after the hospital.
What is Rehabilitation (strengthening) with PT/OT or Skilled nursing need?
The abuse coordinator.
Who is the administrator (Lawson)?