Basic Patient Care
While bathing a patient you should start at what part first and what parts last?
cleanest to dirtiest
face to feet
Oxygen must have a doctor's order.
True or False
True
ROM exercises are used to prevent.?
contractures
partial weight bearing is?
the patients affected leg can only bear a portion of the body weight
When documenting about stool you should include?
Size, color, consistency
during oral care, unconscious patients must be positioned how?
on their side
When suctioning a patient's mouth, the patient's bed must be at what degree?
45 degree angle
adduction of the fingers is when you?
bring fingers back together
normal heart rate is?
60-100
Sims position is?
laying on your side
What angle should you brush a patients teeth?
circular motion at a 45 degrees angle
from the back of the mouth to the front
A patient who has limited mobility should have what type of bed?
pressure bed/ airflow bed
hyperextension of the neck is when?
you bend the neck all the way back as far as it can go
normal blood pressure is around?
120/80
how many fingers should be able to fit under sequential compression devices
2 fingers
Bath water should be at what temp?
37-46 degrees Celsius
When repositioning a patient with a feeding tube you must?
Have the nurse pause the tube feed
abduction of the arm is when you?
move the arm away from the body
carotid pulse is where?
below jawbone
myocardial Infarction is a medical term for?
Heart attack
When dressing with a patient with weakness what side should you start first with?
Strong side or weak side?
weak side
When using a incentive spirometer, the patient must?...
breath out
Range of motion should be encouraged and performed how many times a day?
twice a day
Patients with little to no mobility will be transferred how?
a hoyer
ostomy's may need to be cut how much bigger than the circumference
1/16 inch