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| Way to keep the body clean & healthy |
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| Caring for the hair, fingernails, |
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What are the different types of
ADLs |
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Hygiene-Grooming
dressing,
eating
transferring
Toileting
mobility |
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| Area of the body that bear much of the body weight |
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| Areas of the body where bone lies close to skin |
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Wound that is the direct result of pressure
Pressure ulcer CAN lead to life threatening infections |
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| Rubbing that results from the skin moving one way and the bone underneath remaining fixed or moved in the opposite direction |
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| placed under a resident to help with turning, lifting. or moving up in bed. |
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| Device that helps support and align a limb AKA splint |
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| How to you wash the eyes? |
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| From inner to outer area, use NO soap, and use different area of washcloth for each stroke |
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| When you wash the perineal area |
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Front to back
Clean to dirt |
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| How to wash uncircumcised male |
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| Pull back the foreskin, wash in circular motion from tip to base |
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True or False:
A well groomed appearance helps people fell good about themselves |
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| You put lotion on the feet except which part |
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| When MUST you always wear gloves in regards to grooming/hygiene |
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Shaving
Oral care
of if presence of blood or body fluids |
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| What is an affected side? |
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Definition
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| When dressing a resident with an Right affected side which side do you remove the dirty clothes from |
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| Left/Strong or Unaffected |
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| An obstruction of a blood vessel, usually by a blood clot |
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Elastic Stockings/anti-embolic/compression
What is the Critical Element when applying elastic stockings |
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| Teeth, tongue, gums, and lips |
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| When providing oral care for an unconscious resident you use what type of device rather than the toothbrush |
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| Sponge Swabs and as little water as possible to prevent aspiration |
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| Placed at the end of the bed to keep covers from resting on the resident's legs and feet |
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| How often do you wash the Perineum |
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Definition
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| Consequences of Pressure Ulcers |
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Pain,
Infection
Amputation
Death from infection |
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| What area of the body is at the highest risk for pressure ulcers/skin breakdown |
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| HOB elevated at least 45 degrees |
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TRUE of False
Dentures should be cleaned with HOT water |
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| Sitting up with legs over the side of the bed |
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| Laying on left side with upper knee flexed and raised toward the chest |
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When do we use a bedpan
and when do we use a fracture pan |
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Bedpan: Resident can assist by raising hips
Fracture pan: Resident can not assist to raise hips |
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| What is the Critical Element when assisting a resident to use the Bedpan |
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Definition
Buttock placed correctly on Bedpan,
wider area aligned with resident's buttock |
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| What is thought to be the last sense a person loses |
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Definition
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| When a resident starts to fall what is the best thing you can do |
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| NA widens his/her feet to shoulder width, brings resident close and lowers |
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| Pale white, red or purple skin could indicate what? |
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| Beginning of a pressure ulcer |
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| What are some risk factors for developing a pressure ulcer |
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Definition
immobility
Bed bound, WC bound
Incontinence |
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| An object placed at the foot of the bed to assist in keeping linens and blankets off the resident's legs and feet |
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TRUE of FALSE:
when assisting with a bath the NA should make sure the temperature of the water and the room are comfortable for the Resident |
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Definition
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| When does the NA provide nail care |
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| PRN (as needed when they are dirty or rough) |
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| When grooming a resident what would be a way to ensure respect and promote dignity? |
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Definition
Be gentle, don't pull
Do NOT use childish hairstyle
Provide the style that the resident is accustomed to wearing |
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| How often should oral care be performed |
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At least twice (2 times) daily
am care and pm care3 |
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| What do we do with a resident's dentures after we clean them? |
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Either place in resident's mouth (or have resident do so)
OR
Stored in denture cup. |
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Fowler position
High Fowlers' |
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Definition
Flowers 45-60 degree
High Flowers 75-90 (use this after eating to assist in prevention of aspiration) |
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True or False
Hearing is thought to be the last sense that leaves a person. |
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Definition
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| Where does the NA place the gait/transfer belt |
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Definition
| Always OVER the clothing, never on bare skin |
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| You put what on the stronger side or unaffected side when transferring a resident |
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| The WC goes on the stronger side |
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| having no mobility or limited mobility can increase the risk of what? |
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Definition
PRESURE ULCER
Constipation
Incontinence
Depression |
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| How often do you position an bedbound resident? |
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Definition
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| How often do you reposition a resident that is in a WC |
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Definition
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| When providing oral care to an unconscious resident what do you do |
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Definition
| Put them on side , use as little water as possible- these steps will assist in preventing aspiration |
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