answers
abdominal thrusts on Conscious Resident Ans✓✓✓-Ask actor " Are you choking?"
Identifies two symptoms, holding neck and not being able to speak, brings actor
to standing position and Yelling HELP, STAND BEHIND RESIDENT WRAP ARMS
AROUND WAIST, MAKE FIST WITH ONE HAND AND COVER WITH OTHER WITH
THUMB SLIGHTLY ABOVE NAVEL AND STERNUM, VERBALIZE WITHH TRY 3 times,
upward thrusts, "stops ask actor if he or she is still choking, state you would
repeat the process 3 more times or until they lose conscience, physically put actor
in lateral recovery postion
ambulation with gait belt Ans✓✓✓-knock, introduce, wash hands, explain
procedure, pull privacy curtain, locks bed and wheel chair brakes, put non skid
shoes on, put gait belt on, verbalize two fingers . lower bed where residents feet
are comfortably on the floor, bring resident to standing position, (use proper
body mechanics, with one hand grasping the gait and holding forearm or
shoulder, ambulates resident 10 steps, assists resident to pivot, courtesy, open
privacy curtain, call light and wash hands
ambulation with walker to wheelchair Ans✓✓✓-introduce yourself, wash hands,
explains procedure, pull privacy curtain, locks bed and wheelchair for safety,
brings resident to sitting position, feet flat on floor, put on non-skid shoes,
positons walker and stabilizes insures resident is stable, positions self behind and
slightly to side of resident, safetly ambulations resident 10 steps, assists resident
to pivot and sit, using correct body mechanics, maintains respectful, courteous
interactions all times, opens curtain, leaves call light or signaling device in reach of
resident, wash hands
Applying Adult pad Ans✓✓✓-1. Introduce self to resident. 2. Identify that hands
should be washed. 3. Explain the procedure to the resident. 4. Provide for privacy
by pulling privacy curtain. 5. Gather supplies. 6. Raise bed between mid thigh and
, waist level. 7. Raise side rail opposite working side of the bed. 8. Put on gloves. 9.
Place water proof incontinent pad under resident by rolling resident side to side.
10. Unfasten the wet brief on both sides and assist resident to raise buttock or roll
side to side to remove soiled brief. 11. Immediately discard soiled brief in the
appropriate container. 12. Verbalize you would wash, rinse and dry soiled area.
13. Apply new brief by rolling resident side to side or raising buttocks. 14. Pull
brief through and be sure that it is even on both sides, and fasten the brief
securely on both sides. 15. Lower bed and side rail. 16. Dispose of gloves in the
appropriate container. 17. Leave resident in a position of comfort and safety. 18.
Open privacy curtain. 19. Verbalizes that brief "should be checked every two
hours". 20. Leave call light within easy reach of resident. 21. Identify that hands
should be washed.
Applying anti-embolic stocking, ted hose Ans✓✓✓-introduce, wash hands, pull
privacy curtain, explain procedure, raises bed between mid thigh and waist level,
provides privacy by exposing one leg, rolls, gathers, or turns stocking down inside
out to the heel, places stocking over the toes, foot and heel, rolls or pulls up on
leg, checks toes for possible pressure from stocking and adjusts as needed, leaves
resident with stockings that are smooth and wrinkle free. lowers bed, maintains
respectful and courteous manner, opens privacy curtain and identifies that you
wash your hands
Bedpan or fracture pan and output Ans✓✓✓-Equipment: 1 big towel, bedpan, 2
wash clothes, graduate, chuck, TP gloves: introduce, explain, wash hands, pull
curtain, gather supplies, puts gloves on, adjust bed and puts chuck and bed pan,
sits resident in a comfortable position, gives call light, TP and towels , RN Will let
you know when resident is done, candidate returns, lowers bed, gently removes
BP, candidate puts graduate on flat surface, reads, and records on sheet, must be
within 25 mls, empties graduate and rinses both, bed pan and graduate, assists
resident to wash and dry hands, discards linen in container, removes gloves,
opens privacy curtain, gives call light and washes hands