Week 1 skills
What is neglect?
Labored breathing
What is dyspnea?
Wear prior to removing soiled linen
What are clean gloves?
Involuntary leakage of urine
What is incontinence?
What are disposable bath towels?
Infections occurring when the causative organism is acquired from other people
What is a exogenous infection?
Nursing process that determines the need for nursing care
What is assessing?
Used when the patient is too weak to get out of bed or restricted from getting out of bed
What is an occupied bed?
Measuring urine
What is mL?
Nurse washes entire body
What is complete care?
Involves procedures used to render and keep objects and area free from microorganisms
What is medical asepsis?
Disposable plastic device with 2 protruding prongs
What is a nasal cannula?
Where and where not to place dirty linen
What is in a soiled linen hamper, tuck into a pillow case, not on the floor?
Loss of urine with a sneeze or a cough
What is stress incontinence?
Identify patients at risk for oral problems
What are seriously ill/comatose, cognitive impairment, nasogastric and/or gastrostomy tubes, poor diet, medications, dehydration, oxygen, oral surgery
Longest stage of infection involving the recover from the infection
What is convalescent period?
Apical-radial pulse
What is complete when the heart rate is irregular?
Top covers are folded back so client can get into bed
What is an open bed?
Have patient void 30 mL into the toilet and collect 10 mL in a sterile cup
What is a clean catch or midstream urine specimen
Oral suctioning tool used on an unconscious patient
What is before/after eating/toileting/patient care; between patients /rom one site to another on same patient; before donning/after doffing gloves; before/after procedures; when soiled
Correct method for using incentive spirometer
What is administer pain medication, steady device with one hand and hold mouthpiece with other, exhale normally and place lips securely around mouthpiece, instruct to inhale slowly and as deeply as possible? Complete 5-10x/hr.
Supplies needed for making a bed
What is flat and fitted sheets, blanket/bedspread, pillow cases, draw sheet or lift pad, blue absorbent pads
Characteristics of urine
What is color, odor, turbidity/clarity, pH, specific gravity, and constituents?
Wipe from inner to outer canthus
What is providing eye care?