Exercising Caution Unconscious/ Conscious Mouth Care Hair care, Shaving a patient, and dressing a patient Aspirations, Cath care, Ambulating Unoccupied bed, occupied bed, mitered corners
150
What is bleeding
Patients on blood thinners have a higher risk of what requiring extra caution to be took
100
What is prior to beginning mouth care procedures
Wash your hands, identify the patient, and explain what you're going to do
100
What is shaving a resident
checking to make sure a razor is good and safe for use

(Name the skill)
100
What is aspiration
placing the patient in a 90 degree angle, allowing plenty of time to chew, and keeping them upright after eating is precautions to avoid this
100
What is mitered corner
Pulling up at an angle to make a triangle makes this
250
What is nail/footcare
Something that should not be preformed on patients with a history of diabetes
200
What is unconscious mouth care
Tongue depressors are need for this procedure
200
What is hair washing
removes excess oil and bacteria from the head
200
What is cath care
never wash in upward motion (this may introduce germs from rectum to the catheter), Washing around tube to remove any sediment that may be present is apart of this skill
200
What is unoccupied bed
making this type of bed does not require extra steps outside of the normal procedure
350
What is make sure the facility permits nail cutting
Something you should do first before cutting the nails of a patient
300
What is needed for conscious mouth care patients to rinse
Water to rinse and spit in a emesis basin or cup
300
What is ALLWAYS PULL THE SKIN TAUGHT
#1 rule of shaving a patient
300
What is dangling
Doing this can avoid a patient passing out due to a drastic change in blood pressure
300
What is occupied bed
rotating a patient, pulling the sheets into the middle, rotating the patient back over, finishing the bed, and covering the patient back up is this skill
400
What is the last step in the mouth care procedure
Provide comfort, clean utensils, wash hands
400
What is weak, strong
Dress this side first, undress this side first
400
What is non slip shoes
Making sure the patient is wearing theses is a vital part of avoiding falls when ambulating
500
What is Don a pair of gloves, and drape a towel over the patient’s chest, adjust the level of the bed to a comfortable height, and raise the head of the bed greater than 30 degrees
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