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Report change in ___ ______
Skin condition
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Water touches skin
Cold moist therapy
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How to coordinate lifting and moving?
Move on a certain count, use gait belt, ask for help
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Dorsal Recumbent position
Lying on the back with the knees flexed
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30 degree lateral reclined position
Hips rotated 30 degrees, pillows between legs and under arm
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____ skin dry when bathing
Pat
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Compress, soaks, sitz bath
Warm moist- therapy
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Skin is the body's first ___ __ ______
Line of defense
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Horizontal Recumbent position
also known as supine position, patient is lying on the back with the face up
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Fowler's position
A semi-sitting position; the head of the bed is raised between 45 and 60 degrees
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Reposition resident every ____ hours
2
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Assist with examinations & procedures, prevent bedsores
Positioning
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2 types of skin therapy?
Warm & cold
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Prone Position
Lying on abdomen, facing downward (head may be turned to one side)
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Sim's Position
Lying on left side with right knee drawn up and with left arm drawn behind, parallel to the back.
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What is a common name for pressure ulcers?
Bedsores
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Keep skin ____ and ____
clean and dry
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Pads with circulating warm water
Warm dry therapy
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Side-Lying position
Body alignment position of resident lying on their side in bed. Also referred to as lateral position.
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Why are good body mechanics necessary?
Prevent injury to resident and NA, promotes comfort
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bedsores are caused by ....?
Continuous pressure on an area of skin
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Bedsore primarily occur on?
Bony Prominence's
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Water doesn't touch skin
Cold dry therapy
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Lateral position
Resident positioned on right or left
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Why do we need to reposition the resident?
Eliminate pressure, provide comfort, stimulate circulation
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