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 |
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What is bleeding
Patients on blood thinners have a higher risk of what requiring extra caution to be took
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What is prior to beginning mouth care procedures
Wash your hands, identify the patient, and explain what you're going to do
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What is shaving a resident
checking to make sure a razor is good and safe for use
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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
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What is mitered corner
Pulling up at an angle to make a triangle makes this
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What is nail/footcare
Something that should not be preformed on patients with a history of diabetes
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What is unconscious mouth care
Tongue depressors are need for this procedure
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What is hair washing
removes excess oil and bacteria from the head
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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
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What is unoccupied bed
making this type of bed does not require extra steps outside of the normal procedure
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What is make sure the facility permits nail cutting
Something you should do first before cutting the nails of a patient
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What is needed for conscious mouth care patients to rinse
Water to rinse and spit in a emesis basin or cup
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What is ALLWAYS PULL THE SKIN TAUGHT
#1 rule of shaving a patient
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What is dangling
Doing this can avoid a patient passing out due to a drastic change in blood pressure
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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
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What is the last step in the mouth care procedure
Provide comfort, clean utensils, wash hands
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What is weak, strong
Dress this side first, undress this side first
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What is non slip shoes
Making sure the patient is wearing theses is a vital part of avoiding falls when ambulating
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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
Next steps after obtaining permission
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