Emery boards/nail files are used to shape the:
What is free edge?
The thin layer of cells between the nail bed and the nail plate.
What is epithelium?
DAILY DOUBLE
Nails growing into the nail grove:
What is Onychocrypotosis?
The small portion of the epidermis extending over and resting upon the base of the nail plate.
What is the cuticle?
The CNA should do this every bath day and PRN
What is clean their nails including under the nail bed?
Nail Polish is applied from base to free edge, first center, then sides using ______, _____ strokes.
What is light, sweeping?
Slits or tracks on each side of the nail plate along which the nail grows as it is moving
what is nail grove?
What is cleaned and sanitized?
Signs of infection
What is heat, pain, redness, swelling, drainage (Pus)
DAILY DOUBLE
Check daily for these and other injuries to the feet and toes.
What is checking for sores or pressure ulcers?
A resident who must have an LVN or RN to cut their fingernails, and an RN or Podiatrist to cut their toenails.
Who is a Diabetic?
An area of the skin, usually on a bony area or prominence, that is red and non-blanching.
What is the start of a pressure ulcer?
A tool that is porous must be this after use.
What is disposed of?
The pocket like fold of skin that holds the root and the matrix
What is mantle?