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Patient Care
Confusion/dementia
100
What does OBRA do?
Protect patient rights Provide guidelines for safety in health care facilities
100
How do you properly identify a client?
Use 2 identifiers (name tag, birth date) Informed consent
100
What is a normal blood pressure range?
<120 over 80 mmg
100
What side does the cane go on?
The patients strong side.
100
What is the most common type of dementia?
What is Alzheimer's.
200
What does HIPAA do?
Protect patient information.
200
What side do you stand on when ambulating?
The client's weak side.
200
What is the normal respiration rate?
12-20 bpm
200
What are safety precautions for someone who just had hip surgery?
No crossing legs Use a hip abductor wedge No bending over
200
What is the first symptom of Alzheimer's?
What is short term memory?
300
How often should restraints be checked?
Every 15 minutes Remove every 2 hours
300
What is orthostatic hypotension?
When the person's blood pressure suddenly drops after standing.
300
What should you report immediately?
Bleeding, difficulty swallowing or breathing, vomiting, reddening on the skin
300
How can you help a confused person?
Tell them the date, keep the day/night schedule, speak slowly and clearly, address them by name, face them when you speak.
400
What do you do when the person starts to fall?
Gently lower them to the floor
400
What is the most accurate temperature?
Rectal temperature
400
What are some general observations you should make?
Patients ability to respond, move, pain/discomfort, changes in the skin, eyes, ears, mouth, nose, bowels/bladders, appetite, or ADLs.
400
What is sun downing?
When the patient gets confused after the sun sets.
500
Name patient rights.
Right to information, privacy, respect
500
What are the acronyms for fire safety and what do they mean?
Remove residents from danger Activate the alarm Contain the fire Extinguish the fire Pull Aim Squeeze Sweep
500
What is considered hypertension?
A blood pressure over 140.
500
How do you help a wandering patient?
Follow them, make sure they wander safely
500
Name some symptoms of Alzheimer's.
Sun downing, wandering, aggression, delusion, hallucinations, delirium, short term memory, confusion.