Personal Care
This should always be completed before and after providing personal care.
What is hand hygiene?
The catheter tubing should not touch the floor for this reason.
What is for infection prevention?
This body area should be washed from the inner corner to the outer corner, using a clean part of the washcloth with each stroke.
What are the eyes?
This position is commonly used to reduce pressure on the coccyx and sacrum.
What is lateral?
This song is about self-love and independence, including writing your name in the sand.
What is Flowers?
Name two areas commonly as risk for pressure injuries.
What are heels, elbows, coccyx, hips, ankles...bony prominences?
These are two signs of a possible urinary tract infection.
What is cloudy urine, strong odour, fever, discomfort?
This should be changed if it becomes cool or contaminated.
What is the bath water?
These devices help maintain proper body alignment.
What are positioning devices (pillows, wedges, rolls, etc.)?
This song is about ignoring criticism, negativity and gossip by continuing to be yourself.
What is Shake It Off?
Name one oral finding that should be reported because it may indicate an infection.
What is white patches, sores or bleeding gums?
A catheter is not draining, this is the assessment.
What is check the tubing for kinks or positioning issues?
The partial bed bath (also known as HS care) consists of these body areas.
What are hands, face, underarms, back and pericare?
This should be checked whenever repositioning a bed-bound resident.
What is skin integrity?
This song focuses on taking advantage of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
What is Lose Yourself?
The resident begins coughing continuously during oral care, this should be your immediate response.
What is stop the procedure?
The resident reports pressure and the urge to void, there is urine in the bag, this is the next step.
What is report the finding immediately? (blockage, UTI)
This should be offered prior to starting the bed bath.
What is toileting?
This type of lift is used for residents who can bear some weight and follow instructions.
What is a Sara Steady/Sit-to-Stand lift?
This song talks about personal flaws and the tendency to be one's own worst enemy.
What is Anti-Hero?
The skin should be moistened before shaving for this reason.
What is to soften the hairs?
You empty 50ml of urine from a catheter bag after your 8-hour shift, this is your next step.
What is make sure no one else has emptied the bag, and if not then report?
Name two signs of discomfort that you should observe for during a bed bath.
What are grimacing, guarding or verbal complaints?
The equipment appears damaged, this is your next action.
What is remove it from service and report?
This song features a chorus about leaving fears behind and embracing freedom.
What is Let It Go?