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Federal state program that provides advocacy and related services for consumers of long term care .
Ombudsman
What is considered clean in the residents room ?
Back of chair, head of bed , overbed table, bedside cabinet.
When talking a pulse rate what is being looked for
Rate- number of beats per minute
Rhythm- regular or irregular
Force- strong or weak
Area of the body where the bone is close to the skins surface
Bony prominence
Overrating and/or unreasonable to stimuli
Catastrophic reaction
Using words through speaking or writing includes tone of voice .
Verbal communication
What type of precaution is transmitted by coughing, sneezing, talking ?
Droplet precautions
What’s the normal pulse range ?
60-100 beats per minute
Force created by one surface rubbing against another
Friction
Collecting, hiding, and storing items in a guarded manner
Hoarding
What’s the purpose of OBRA ?
To inform residents and their families of how they should be treated. To provide an ethical code of conduct for healthcare workers.
What are considered “high touch” areas
Bedrails, telephone, bedside equipment, remote controls
When giving oral care what’s something you should look for ?
MLTT & OCSBDL
An area of the skin varying in shades or colors ; purple-splotched appearance to skin
Mottled
Taking items that belong to another
Pillaging
Separation of a resident from other residents or from his or her room or confinement to his/her room against his/her will.
Involuntary seclusion
What equipment is used to protect against infection
Personal Protective Equipment
Gloves, Gown, Mask
Condition in which intake is comparable to output
Fluid balance
Technique used to assist persons with cognitive impairment to become oriented to time, place, & person
Reality orientation
Behavioral changes that occur in the evening with improvement or disappearance during the day; increased signs and symptoms of dementia during hours of darkness
Sundowning
The process by which infection is transmitted from one source/person to another.
Chain of infection
Techniques used to assist the cognitively impaired to remember who & where they are and what time/date it is ( clocks, calendars, signs ect
Reality orientation
Condition cause by output being greater the intake
Dehydration
Movement of a limb away from the middle of the body
Abduction
Technique used that allows residents to believe they live in the past or imaginary circumstances without trying to enforce current reality
Validation therapy