VITAL SIGNS
Oral temperature
98.6
The signs & symptoms of an infection on the skin
Red, warm, drainage, swelling, and painful
What important thing should you do prior to cleaning your clients dentures
What is line the sink with a wash cloth
PASS stands for
Pull, aim, squeeze, and sweep
Paraphrasing helps to
What is shows you are listening and clarifies what the person said
Rectal temperature
What is 1 degree higher
When should you wash your hands
Before & after:
Eating
Going to the bathroom
Putting gloves on and taking them off
Cooking
The four areas that are prone for pressure ulcer
What is heels, elbows, and buttocks
The most important thing you should do prior to getting your client into his wheel chair
What is lock the brakes
The common thing to say prior helping a person stand up from a sitting position
What is 1, 2, 3
Axillary temperature
What is 1 degree lower
Universal precautions means
What is treating everyone the same because you don't know who has an infection. (consists of glove and washing hands)
After giving you client a shower what is the one thing they tend to complain about
What is being cold
Name 3 fall risks
What are socks, lines, cords, medications, low bp, low hr, vagus nerve, rugs
Signs and symptoms of difficulty swallowing
What is coughing, drooling and, painful swallowing
140/90 is indicative of what disease
What is hypertension
The 4 areas missed when washing hands
Nails, in between fingers, thumbs, wrist
There is concern if a person has not had a BM by day
What is day 3
There is a fire and you client is wheelchair bound how would you get him down the stairs
Pull him with a sheet with his head closest to me
A person has to wear elastic stocking because what organ is not functioning appropriately
What is the heart
Client has a fever, how should you cover them
What is a something light
When using bleach clean up blood you should first
What is wipe up with a paper towel
Your client had right sided stroke what leg do you remove first when taking his pants off
What is the left leg
The 4 rules of body mechanics
What is
1. wide base
2. back straight lift with legs & buttocks
3. do not twist at waist
4. Hold items close to you
Your are cleaning a clients home what room should clean first
What is the room they spend that most time in