Falls
Other Accidents
Restrain
Physical Restraints
100
An unexpected and unintentional event that has the potential to cause bodily injury
What is an accident?
100
Bath water must be between 105-115 degrees Take precautions when giving hot beverages. Warn people. Take care with heat applications. Will be covered more in depth in chapter
What are measures to prevent burns?
100
A device that is attached to or near a person’s body to limit a person’s freedom or movement or access to his or her body – lap buddy, tightly tucked sheets, raised side rails, devices applied to parts of the body
What is a physical restraint?
100
Applied to the person's chest to prevent a person from falling out of bed or a chair, flaps cross in front and applied over a persons gown or clothes
What is a vest restraint?
200
Age, medications, poor mobility, sensory impairment, and confusion and disorientation or loss of consciousness.
What are risk factors for accidents?
200
Help manage the fall by guiding the fall. Place your arms around the person from the back and pull the person close to your body, while widening your base of support, and allow the person to slide down your body to the floor. As the person slides down, squat while still supporting his body and gently lower him to the floor
What should the nursing assistant do when a patient or resident begins to fall?
200
Any medication that alters a person’s mood or behavior
What is a chemical restraint?
200
A device applied to a person's chest to prevent the person from falling out of bed, sleeves close in the back.
What is a jacket restraint?
300
An occurrence that is considered unusual, undesired, or out of the ordinary and disrupts the normal routine for patient or the resident, to the health care facility or both
What is an incident?
300
Occurs when a person becomes trapped in the side rail or between the side rail and the mattress
What is entrapment?
300
Strangulation, bruises, permanent tissue damage, broken bones, complications of immobility such as pneumonia and blood clots, incontinence, and undesired mental effects
What are potential complications from restraint use?
300
Applied to the person's wrists or ankles to prevent the person from moving his arms or legs
What is a wrist or ankle restraint?
400
Infants, young children and elderly people
What individuals are at higher risk for accidents?
400
A preprinted document that is completed following an accident involving a patient or resident. Should be filled out promptly following an incident
What is incident report?
400
Lap buddies, devices applied to parts of the body, raised side rails, tightly tucked sheets, not permitting a person free access to other rooms or parts of the facility
What are examples of physical restraints?
400
Applied to the person's hand to restrict finger movement to prevent the person from grasping tubes or catheters
What is a mitt restraint?
500
Have the person wear foot wear with non-skid soles when our of bed, encouraging the person to use rails along hallways, observe for signs of unsteadiness and offer physical assistance, check equipment to ensure good working condition, remove clutter or obstacles from walkways and ensure adequate lighting, and keep beds in lowest position with wheels locked, use bed or chair alarms, wipe up any spills immediately
What are guidelines for preventing falls?
500
-Never store household cleaners or other chemicals in containers meant for food or beverage -Keep cleaners and chemicals in a locked cabinet -Make sure the contents of all containers are clearly marked on the outside -Provide help with reading labels as necessary
What are measures to prevent accidental poisonings?
500
Something that limits a person's freedom of movement
What is a restraint?
500
Applied to the person's waist to prevent a person from sliding out of a chair
What is a lap restraint?
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