allows residents to carry health care from the hospital to the nursing home.
provides for insurance coverage for residents and health care workers.
identifies protected health information that must remain confidential.
provides accountability for care offered across health care settings.
C. identifies protected health information that must remain confidential.
At the nurses station.
On the isolation cart outside the residents room.
In the dirty utility room.
In the residents room.
Clean the catheter, starting at the meatus and moving downward.
Clean the catheter, starting at the end and moving towards the genitalia.
Disconnect the drainage bag from the catheter to empty the bag fully.
Cleanse around the meatus with alcohol swabs, wiping front to back.
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.
Offer to walk with the resident to the activity departments kitchen.
Remind the resident that the nursing home prepares her meals.
Ask the resident about her husbands favorite dinners.
Explain gently that the residents husband is dead.
place a cool, wet washcloth to the residents forehead.
cover the resident with extra blankets.
record and report the change at the end of the shift.
report the temperature promptly.
massage the area using lotion.
apply a dry protective dressing over the area.
keep the resident positioned to avoid pressure on the hip.
cleanse the hip using extra soap, then rinse and dry thoroughly.
dementia.
arthritis.
foot drop.
Parkinsons disease.
Thicken the liquid so it will not spill.
Place a clothing protector on the resident.
Seat the resident with other residents who also spill.
Suggest that the resident might do well with a cup with a lid.
Urinary
Musculoskeletal
Circulatory
Digestive
Washing a residents hands after toileting
Using a wipe to clean around a residents stoma
Cleaning a shower chair with a chemical cleanser
Cleaning a residents bath basin with soap after use
Use the residents pitcher of water to put out the fire.
Open the window to get the smoke out of the room.
Yell Fire! along with the room number.
Remove the resident from the room.
ask the resident when he had his last bowel movement.
check if the resident is hungry or needs to go to the bathroom.
try to keep the resident close to observe the resident throughout the shift.
allow the resident to move around as long he does not harm other residents.
The residents shoe-fit
The residents pulse rate
The way the resident walks
The color of the residents toes
limiting activity by keeping the resident on bedrest.
emptying the urinary drainage bag every two-hours.
keeping the area where the catheter enters the body clean.
toileting the resident every two hours for bladder retraining.
Correct residents posture
Improve the residents breathing
Promote circulation at pressure points
Provide an opportunity for incontinent care
remove quickly since there is a risk of exposure to germs.
dispose of the gloves in a biohazard-safe trash can.
avoid contact with the outside of the gloves.
keep germs in the trash can area.
make chewing food easier.
decrease the risk of aspiration.
improve the residents digestion.
allow for better respirations between bites.
black.
green.
purple.
white.
check how quickly the fire is spreading.
remove any residents near the fire.
throw a blanket over the flames.
pull the alarm.
Dress the resident quickly.
Check the residents vital signs.
Stop the dressing to let the resident rest.
Go to find a nurse to check the resident.
notice if the rhythm of the heart-beat is regular.
ask if the resident takes any heart medication.
consider the time of day when the pulse is taken.
multiply the rate by four if counted for 30 seconds.
having coworkers hold the resident upright to allow for the measurement.
adding the length of legs, chest, and neck/head to determine the height.
asking the residents height and subtracting an inch for age-related shrinkage.
taking the measurement from head to heels while the resident is flat in bed.
control a residents behavior.
protect the resident from injury.
make staff members jobs easier.
decrease how often staff need to check the resident.
continue exercises but move onto another joint.
continue since stiff joints are a normal part of aging.
apply very gentle pressure to try to bend the elbow slightly.
suggest the resident see a physical therapist for the elbow.
massage the beard area of the face gently.
rub the beard in the direction of the hair growth.
hold a warm, wet wash cloth against the face first.
lather the face with soap instead of shaving cream.
check if the resident was snacking before the meal.
ask if the resident would like something else to eat.
remind the resident that dinner is several hours away.
check when the resident last had a bowel movement.
ask if the resident remembers his/her last weight.
ask when the resident last ate food or drank fluid.
wait until after the resident has a bowel movement.
check what scale is usually used for this resident.
the financial arrangements made for the residents care.
specific care required for the resident and the goals of care.
facility procedures for performing different nursing care procedures.
the nurse aides assignments and when care is provided to each resident.
In the morning and at bedtime
At the beginning and near the end of a shift
Whenever the resident is soiled with urine or stool
Every two hours when the nurse aide checks on the resident
return the resident to bed.
provide the resident with a cane.
tell the nurse the resident is having foot pain.
remove the residents shoe and inspect the foot.