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Reality orientation vs Validation therapy A resident keeps calling you by his daughter's name (different approaches based on technique) ☑: REALITY ORIENTATION - keep reminding resident of your name and who you are VALIDATION THERAPY -- ask him about his daughter Shock position ☑: Head down with feet elevated. You can elevate the feet by putting several pillows under their legs Normal RECTAL temperature ☑: 98.6 - 100.6 degrees F (lubricate and hold in place for 1-2 minutes, insert 1 inch into the rectum and resident must be in SIMS position - which is left side lying ) Shoulder ROM exercises ☑: Flexion & extension; abduction & adduction; internal & external rotation EXCELLENCE 2 Possible HIPAA violations ☑: Taking a picture of resident or family & visitors / not closing door during tasks / not pulling the privacy curtain, not asking visitors to leave when needing to perform a task Precautions for removing a meal tray or specimen from an isolation room ☑: Must double bag when removing tray or specimen BID / TID / QID ☑: BID = twice a day / TID = three times a day / QID = four times a day Where & how restraints secured ☑: Secured to the movable part of the bed and are secured with an easy release knot When passing ice water, what is the procedure? ☑: You may not touch the inside of the water pitcher or glass; in between resident rooms be sure that ice scoop is place in the side pocket of the ice chest Cold dry ice application preparation ☑: Cold dry ice applications must be covered with some type of cotton cloth (i.e. pillow case EXCELLENCE 3 Dysphagia ☑: Difficulty swallowing Dysphasia ☑: Difficulty speaking Aphasia ☑: Absent or difficult speech Dyspnea ☑: Difficulty breathing If your resident drinks poison ☑: You need to put on the signal light and call for the nurse Recreation therapy ☑: Used with residents with dementia or AD -- can help increase the resident's alertness Orientation therapy ☑: Helping the resident with person (who they are & who you are) / where they are / what day of the week and date or season etc