Initial Steps
What is the first step before you can enter the resident's room?
Ask the nurse about resident's needs, abilities and limitations, if necessary and gather necessary supplies.
What is the first step you must take?
Call for nurse, and stay with the resident.
What should you report to the nurse?
If the reading is unusual.
What must be completed first?
Initial steps.
What P.P.E should you be wearing while initial Steps are preformed?
Standard.
Documentation.
When should you record the weight?
Immediatley, so you don't forget.
T/F- You must allow the resident to adjust to the position change?
True
Where should the call light be placed?
On their unaffected side, within reach.
Why is using proper body mechanics important?
It protects yourself and the resident from injury.
What do you need to ask the resident before you begin?
"Can you speak/cough?"
What should the scale be balanced to?
Zero.
What reduces the risk of resident falling?
Walking at their place.
If needed, what should you report to the nurse?
Unexpected findings.
What should be closed in the resident's room?
Curtains, drapes and doors.
How long should you repeat the inward and upward thrusts?
Until the object is expelled.
When pointer is___, weight is accurate.
What must you check for while assisting to walk?
Dizziness.
How should you clean the equipment used?
According to the facilities procedures.
It is important to know that the resident has the right to...?
Privacy/dignity.
Where should you be positioned during this?
Decisions regarding the resident's care may be based on your report.
Where should you position yourself during this?
Standing to the side and slightly behind the resident.
What should you always remember to do at the end of final Steps?
Document.