People Who Can Assist Me
Medication
Every Day Items/places
Personal Care
100
What you realize you have not had your medicine yet for today, who is the first person you think to ask?
Your nurse
100
Would you use an inhaler to take temperature? If not, name the object that you use?
Thermometer
100
What can help you move from place to place in your facility? (Room, to dining room, to therapy room, to GYM)
Well Chair, Cane, Walker
100
5 items you may need/use for daily self care. (hint: think grooming, toileting, vision, resting/fatigue etc)
200
You find yourself consistently having new difficulty with transferring yourself from your bed to your wheelchair Who can help you with this?
Physical Therapist
200
Which of these items is considered "ORAL" medication?
pills in the medicine cup
Inhaler
Pill sorter medications
200
What button do you press on your remote if the TV is too loud and you need to concentrate on something you are doing?
VOLUME up or down, Mute Button
200
List the sequences (steps) that it takes to Brush your teeth/dentures?
1. get water-turn water on
2. tooth brush
3. put on toothpaste
4. wet brush
5. brush teeth
6. wipe your mouth
7. put away your items
300
You have an appointment today so you're leaving the facility. You plan to talk about concerns you have with your medication not working to control your blood pressure as well. Who is your appointment with?
My Doctor
300
Why should you not take a lot of medication on an empty stomach?
It may make you sick, nauseous, or how bowel issues
300
What button in your room can you press that notifies someone you need asssitance?
Call Light
300
Name a clothing items you would put on before you shoes, but after you put on your pants?
Socks
400
You've been having trouble expressing yourself to your roomate, friends, and staff, and having a difficult time remembering new information. Which member of the therapy team will be most helpful to you with these things? Occupational therapist or Speech Therapist?
Speech Therapist
400
You notice you're having new "negative" symptoms after starting a new medication. Who should you tell about this issue? What may end up happening as a result of this?
Nurse, change the medicine or stop taking it.
400
You're in the mood for something to do something entertaining? Where could you go to participate in the activity for the day?
The Dining Room, Check the activities board.
400
What are some things you can do to prevent the spread of germs leading to colds, flue, covid, stomach bugs, etc... in your current place of living?
Wash hands
use sanitizer
wear a mask
cover your coughs/ sneezes
stay away from others if you dont feel well
notify nurse, therapists, and care teams about new symptoms.
500
You're in your room and need assistance, but no one has been by to check on you in a while. What is the quickest way to notify someone that you need help with something?
Push the call light button connected to the bed.
500
Your doctor prescribed you a medication to take because you've been having new issues with stomach pain that happens when you eat certain foods on occasion. The frequency that you should take the medicine was prescribed for "AS NEEDED ONLY". Does as needed mean you should be taking this medicine every day? How often should you take it?
No, only when the stomach problems are happening/ only when I eat the foods that make me have the stomach problems.
500
You have to get your exercise and walking in for the day. Where do you go to do that?
The GYM