Normal Limits - VS
Pulse
60-100 BPM
While sitting in a wheelchair, make sure that the client....
Has there buttocks all the way back in the chair and their feet touching the floor.
The number one killer of older adults is
Falls
Blood Pressure
120/80-90/60
Head and shoulders elevated and the resident is in a semi sitting position (45-60 degrees)
Fowler's position
Why are the elderly at a higer risk of infection
Limited mobility
O2
95-100%
Best position for women to have normal urination
Sitting
Most staph infections occur
on the skin
Temperature
97.6-99.6
Over 100 is considered a fever
Best position for bowel elimination
Squatting and leaning forward
A nursing assistant is most likely to use a restraint in this setting
Emergency Room
Respirations
12-20 breaths per minute
Immobile residents should be repositioned every
Two hours
The group with the longest average stay in long-term care facilities is
Developmentally disabled