Postions
Laying face down on stomach
Prone
Scope of Practice
What you can legally do
Info included on the Registry
Name, DOB, SS#, Any reports of abuse, theft of neglect
Temperature of shower and bath
105-115
Number of mL in 1 oz
30
Requires 4 pillows to position
Side lying
Performing procedure without consent
Battery
Established to protect the rights of residents
OBRA
Type of bedpan used for person with hip fracture
Fracture pan
Output
Anything liquid leaving the body that is measurable
Position when feeding dependent person
High Fowlers
Stealing
Larceny
Protects the healthcare worker
OSHA
Place in toilet or bedside commode to collect urine
Commode hat
Signs of infection
Redness, warmth, swelling at site
Place person in this when giving enema
Left sims
Spreading untrue rumors to harm someones reputation
Defamation
Agency that provides care for people who are dying
Hospice
Used to move person after spinal cord surgery or back injury
Logrolling
Objective Observations
Observations that you can see, touch, smell, measure
Do this prior to standing to prevent orthostatic BP
Dangling
Guidelines from American Hospital Association that protects the patients rights
Patient's Bill of Rights
Patient leaves without doctors order
AMA
Position for unconscious oral care
Side lying or head turned to side
Subjective Observations
What the person says