Dressing/Grooming/Toileting | Eating/Adaptive Devices | Weight Bearing/Transfers | Bathing/Oral Care | Bed making/Beds/Positioning |
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What is the appropriate temperature to wash a patient's hair or give a bath?
105-110 F
40.5-43.3 C |
What is placing food in unaffected side of mouth
How to feed a stroke patient with one sided weakness
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What is the correct position for your hand when holding a gait belt?
Palm up
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What is back to front and in circles?
correct brushing direction when providing oral care to a patient
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What is prone?
position : patient lying flat on their abdomen
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What is the arm without the IV?
first arm you take out of the gown if the patient has an IV
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What is the proper height for a cane or walker?
Hip level
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What is On their weak side and slightly behind them?
correct position for the CPCT when ambulating with your patient while using a gait belt
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What is upper/top?
denture to remove first
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What is bariatric bed?
bed made for larger patients
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What is something you need to report to the nurse you notice while toileting?
Blood, pain, constipation, diarrhea, incontinence, frequency, difficulty toileting, etc.
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What is check their dietary status?
Before you feed your patient, do this
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What is the weak leg?
first leg to bring forward when using cane, walker, or crutches
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What is the correct patient position for oral care of an unconscious patient?
Head of bed slightly up and head turned to the side
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What is Return to lowest position
Raise side rails Wheels locked
always do this to bed before leaving the room
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What is a call light?
Make sure this is in reach while toileting or when you leave the room.
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What is aspiration?
the improper inhalation of a substance or object into the lungs
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What is partial weight bearing?
patient's leg can only bear a portion of the body weight
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What is the perineum?
the anal and genital areas
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What is gather all bedding supplies?
do this before entering a patient's room to make their bed
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What is the arm with the IV?
arm that you place in the gown first when putting a new gown on
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What is dysphagia?
Difficulty swallowing
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Where is below the bladder?
Foley bag should be here at all times when transferring patients
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What are hemorrhoids, rectal/vaginal surgery/ post childbirth
two reasons a patient may need a sitz bath
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What is Trendelenburg.
Position: Flat on back with legs elevated
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