Individuals with developmental disabilities are more vulnerable to injuries than others. Best ways to prevent home injuries.
Supervision
The best way to prevent the spread of infection
Washing your hands
Shaking body parts, confusion, staring.
What is a seizure
Burning when urinating. Urinating frequently. Blood in the urine could indicate...
What is a (UTI) Urinary Tract Infection
Coughing and drinking a glass a water and a drop in a pulse oximetry could possibly indicate ...
Aspiration
Best way to prevent falls in the shower
What is Place a towel on the floor or a bath mat
You are working and have the individuals on an outing. An individual needs to wash their hands but there is not a restaurant near by what else would be acceptable at this time.
What is hand sanitizer
An individual is nauseated and doesn't want to eat. Also has not had a BM in 4 days and is complaining of abdominal discomfort. This could be an indication of...
What is Constipation
John went to the Podiatrist on Tuesday for a follow up visit. He was found to have an ingrown toenail. On Thursday He took his shoes off to take a shower and his great toe on his right foot is swollen and there is redness from the toe that runs up the side of the foot. What could this indicate?
A skin infection
Less urine output, dry mouth, fast heartbeat, lack of sweating
What is dehydration
Clearing hallways, picking up things that have fallen on the floor, putting away backpacks and shoes in the closet
What is preventing falls
An individual is sick and vomiting blood all over. When you clean them up you should...
Wear Personal Protective Equipment
Swelling of the throat and lips, low blood pressure and shock
What is anaphylaxis
An individual has a fever, is vomiting and has diarrhea. This could indicate...
What is the Flu
Hard dry stool. No appetite. Abdominal distension and discomfort.
What is Constipation
Staff is meeting at a restaurant for their monthly meeting when a DSP starts telling a story when Michael Smith and Leah Westhaven where fighting and cussing at each other. The table next to them started laughing when they could hear what they were talking about. This violate...
What is breaking HIPPA laws
The lab came to draw blood for Jerry at 6am. They dropped the vial and blood started squirting all over the floor. What we need to clean that up
What is a blood spill kit
An individual was getting off the van after going to Wal-mart and fell in the parking lot. The individual is complaining of pain and can't walk. This could possibly indicate...
A bone fracture
Karen is coughing up yellowish phlegm, sounds congested and is having some trouble breathing.
She could possibly have...
An upper respiratory infection
A group of neurological disorders. Episodes can vary from brief and nearly undetectable periods to long periods of vigorous shaking. In this disorder, seizures tend to recur and, as a rule, have no immediate underlying cause.
What is Epilepsy
You notice there is a fire that has started in the home. What do you do?
Pull the fire alarm and call 911
Michael's beard has become extremely bushy and long. You use a straight razor and shave it off. Where do you dispose of the razor when you are done?
What is a sharps container
An individual has had foul smelling, watery diarrhea for that past 4 days. This individual also had just completed an antibiotic about 2 weeks ago. What could possibly be the problem at this time?
c-diff
Behaviors due to missed medications
The immune response to a severe infection. Bacteria in the bloodstream. Dramatic increase in heart rate, lowered blood pressure, and mental confusion.
What is Sepsis