Allow the resident to be alone with her spouse.
Suggest that the husband take the resident home for a visit.
Explain that the facilitys policies do not allow for this type of visiting.
Remind the resident that this is a nursing home and not a hotel.
A. Allow the resident to be alone with her spouse.
Begin offering the resident fluids to drink every 15 minutes.
Report the observation to the charge nurse immediately.
Ask if the resident is having any pain when urinating.
Check to see if the tubing is kinked or bent.
To look for sores on the feet the resident may not feel
To check if vision problems have resulted in foot injuries
To trim the toenails so they do not become long or jagged
To make sure the resident does not get a foot fungus
go find the charge nurse.
get the suction machine.
call emergency services (911).
begin abdominal thrusts.
check how quickly the fire is spreading.
remove any residents near the fire.
throw a blanket over the flames.
pull the alarm.
Correct residents' posture
Improve the residents' breathing
Promote circulation at pressure points
Provide an opportunity for incontinent care
Partial assistance with range of motion exercises
Full assistance with the nurse aide taking the joints through exercises
Minimal assistance to just remind the resident when it is time to exercise.
Minimal assistance to provide extremity support while the resident moves joints
Offer to taste all the food first to prove it is not poisoned.
Report to the charge nurse that the resident is acting crazy.
Ask if there is something else the resident would like to eat.
Leave the resident alone because the resident will eat when hungry enough.
black.
green.
purple.
white.
Your son plans to visit today at 2:00 p.m.
You are in the nursing home. I am here to help you.
This is your daughter Anna. Do you remember her?
Look at the time. Lunch is in 30 minutes. Are you feeling hungry?
resident will be placed on short-term bed rest.
area will be covered with a protective dressing.
area will need frequent massage with a moisturizing lotion.
resident should be positioned to avoid pressure on the area.
Offer to walk with the resident to the activity department's kitchen.
Remind the resident that the nursing home prepares her meals.
Ask the resident about her husband's favorite dinners.
Explain gently that the resident's husband is dead.
Turn on the residents television.
Make sure the residents bedpan is within reach.
Place the call light where the resident can reach it.
Say to the resident, Remember that you need help to walk.
Pasta and rice
Meat and eggs
Fruits and vegetables
Whole grains and milk products
Give the resident more time to swallow.
Keep the amount of fluid small by using a spoon to give fluids.
Add thickener to the fluid and see if it helps stop the coughing.
Stop the feeding and report the coughing to the charge nurse right away.
Orient the resident to person, place and time.
Review how to use the call light with the resident.
Tell the resident to never get out of bed without help.
Try to find out if there is something the resident needs.
return the resident to bed.
provide the resident with a cane.
tell the nurse the resident is having foot pain.
remove the resident's shoe and inspect the foot.
Leaving the bedpan in place for extra time
Putting an incontinent brief on the resident
Answering the resident's call light quickly
Controlling fluid intake throughout the day
if the resident thinks someone took it.
if the resident has checked the lost and found box.
who was assigned to the resident on the previous shift.
for permission to help look around the resident's room.
limit physical contact with ill residents who are transferred or walked.
protect the nurse aide's back when walking or transferring a resident.
help steady and support a resident when transferring or walking.
allow residents to transfer or walk independently.
Try to get the resident to take a few sips of water through a straw.
Reach around from behind the resident to provide abdominal thrusts.
Pat the resident's back and then reach in his mouth to remove the blockage.
Ask the resident to take a deep breath and cough.
Consider if the task can be performed another way.
Provide the care and perform the task as best as possible.
Contact the ombudsman's office since resident's rights may be violated.
Refuse to perform the task and explain it is not within the nurse aide's role.
guide the resident from the chair to the floor.
remove the other resident's away from the table.
try to open the resident's mouth to check for food.
keep the resident in the chair by holding around the resident's waist.
after taking a nap.
after eating a meal.
just before bedtime.
during the shift change.
On the floor directly next to the wheelchair, positioned well below the resident's bladder
Tucked at the resident's side on the seat of the chair to keep the drainage bag level with the resident's bladder
Hung from back of the wheelchair so that it is out of the resident's view and above the bladder
Attached to the seat of the wheelchair, positioned below the level of the resident's bladder
Report this to the charge nurse.
Ask if this is a normal pattern for the resident's body.
Suggest the resident drink more water and increase foods with fiber.
Check if the resident is getting a medication to help with bowel movements.
Check to see if the tubing is kinked and draining properly.
Report to the charge nurse that the resident is very confused.
Remind the resident this is impossible since a catheter is in place.
Tell the resident to try to urinate since the urine will collect in the bag.
Place a gait belt around the residents waist
Position the chair as close to the bed as possible
Signal the resident to stand by saying, 1, 2, 3, stand
Follow the transfer technique as described in the care plan
Increase the resident's fluids since dehydration causes confusion.
Consider that some memory loss is a normal part of aging.
Ask where the resident believes he is.
Report the change to the charge nurse.
resident is wearing an incontinent brief.
resident is checked once every two hours.
restraint is applied following the manufacturer's instructions.
restraint is applied tightly and placed under the resident's clothing.
Keep the bed in the lowest position throughout bathing.
Keep the residents body covered during the bath.
Open the window for fresh air during the bath.
Add a lot of soap to the water in the basin.