Water Temperature
This is the maximum safe temperature for bath or shower water for clients
What is 40 degrees
When should bath/shower temperatures be checked?
What is before the client enters the bath/shower and any time temperature adjustments are made.
If a client shows signs of discomfort or distress while bathing staff should
What is assist/remove them out of the water
The temperature of the flowing water entering the therapeutic tub must be
What is checked before the first bath of the day and recorded on the Daily Therapeutic Tub Temperature Chart
When testing bath water manually, staff should place their arm in the water up to this part of the body
Elbow
A client that is fully dependent on staff should never be left _______in the shower/tub?
What is Alone/Unattended
What is the correct response for a water burn on a client
What is remove them from the water immediately and call 9-1-1
Staff will use this when there is a power outage and a client is in the tub
what is the emergency lever
If a thermometer reading does not match how the water feels during the manual check, staff should use this.
What is a back up thermometer
What temperature check procedure should staff use if you are on a holiday or away from the house with clients?
What is manual check (Elbow)
What is Skin that is changing colours pink, red, waxy, tan, brown or black. Moist wet or oozing, dry or leathery, raw or blotchy.
Pain, blisters or swelling
When cleaning and disinfecting the tub, staff must wear the following PPE
What is Goggles and Gloves
Monthly flowing hot water checks must be completed on the morning of this day each month
What is the first Wednesday of every month
What do you do if the water temperature is not in the acceptable range?
what is discontinue the bath, document on a safety maintenance form on sharevision, alert other staff, and manager
What documentation needs to be completed if a burn occurs
What is an incident report for clients and med info sheet for contact with emergency services
Before the first bath of the day and after every bath staff must use what to disinfect the tub
what is Arjo spray disinfectant and large white scrub brush
The flowing hot water should never exceed this temperature
What is 49 degrees
What is the safest order to turn on the taps?
What is Cold first then add hot
Things you should apply to a burn
what is nothing, call 9-1-1
After scrubbing the tub with disinfectant, staff must allow the disinfectant to sit for how long
What is at least 10 minutes