ADLs
ADL is the abbreviation for what
What is Activities of Daily Living?
This is what you follow to ensure your nursing bag stays clean
What is bag technique?
This tells you how often you perform a task
What is the frequency?
This is when you call patients to confirm your visit
What is the day before the visit?
You find a new discolored area on the skin, you do this
What is document and notified the RNCM?
What are the 6 ADLs?
What is change gloves and hand hygiene?
This tells you if a task is ordered for a patient
What is the care plan?
Patient's have the right to refuse all care, this is the expected amount of time an aide will try to convince a patient and get them comfortable before moving on
What is 15 minutes?
This is the maximum visit length
What is 60 minutes?
A hospice aide must do what before completing their first visit
What is review the care plan?
This is how you know how long the dry time is for your sani-cloth wipes
What is read the packaging?
Your patient is no longer able to tolerate a shower but that is your care plan, you do this
What is request plan of care update?
This is what you do when a family tells you they are running low on supplies
What is notify your RNCM?
This is the minimum visit length
What is 15 minutes?
A feeding tube patient can never do this during a bed bath
What is lay flat?
The minimum amount of time required for washing hands is what
What is 20 seconds?
This information tells you relevant information related to a task, such as necessary precautions or how to perform a specific skill
What are task details?
A family wants to change their scheduled visit time, but you already have another appointment at the requested time, this is a good way to address their request
What is review your scheduled availability?
This is where you document a skill was refused
What is within the task?
Unlike ADLs, these tasks or chores are more complex activities of daily living that some more independent patients are sometimes still able to do
What are IADLs?
What is contact precautions?
This is what you do when your care plan has no details on what you can do
What is request a plan of care update?
The family asks you to administer medication to a patient but you this prevents you from doing it, so you politely offer to call the RNCM
What is scope of practice?
What is Visit Time Change Request Coordination Note?