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PSW SKILLS
PSW CARE
Body Mechanics & Illness
Body Movement
Vital Signs
100

What does the letter K stand for in the word Kaidets?

What is Knowledge?

100

When you complete your care end the end of your shift what do you do, this is also a legal?

Document?

100
You turn the client as a unit, with one motion
What is log-rolling?
100
When putting shoes on your clients feet, what position bend.
Squatting position
100

What arm do you take blood pressure?

what is the left arm?

200

When completing peri care or bed bath what should you ask your patient before you start?

If they need to void or use the bathroom?

200

What does the first P in Dipps stand for?

Privacy

200
A client has slid down in bed. Their skin sticks to the bed while their muscles move down. This is called
What is shearing?
200

When caring for a client in bed, the bed should be at what level?

What is Waist level?

200

What is a normal pulse rate?

What is 60-100

300

When applying ppe in contact precautions what should you apply first?

what is a gown?
300

When you wash your hands what does this protect you from?

What is Infection?

300

When transferring a client using a hoyer lift/mechanical lift this many PSW's are required?

What is 2 or more?

300
Lack of joint mobility caused by an abnormal shortening of a muscle
What is contracture?
300

What is an decreased pulse rate?

Bradycardia?

400

When transferring your client what side to you transfer?

The client's strong side?

400

What direction do you feed a client who is blind? 

What is clockwise? or using a clock?

400

the position of a client on their stomach is called

Prone position

400

movement of a body part toward the midline of the body

What is adduction

400

What should you know before checking the vital signs?

What is the normal blood pressure rate? Does the client exercise?, drink coffee? smoke?
500

When a client has low respirations, what position in bed do you place your client?

What is High fowlers position? 

500

When a client gets dizzy, from laying down to standing this is called?

Orthostatic hypotension? postural hypotension?

500
When checking the environment what do you check for?

Clients brakes, Iv Lines? Side rails?

500
When moving the client from bed to wheelchair, what movement do you use?

Pivot transfer

500

What location do you check the blood pressure?

Brachial artery/pulse?