Allow the resident more time to swallow.
Use a straw when giving the resident fluids.
Add a thickening product to the residents fluids.
Stop feeding and ask a nurse to check the resident.
D. Stop feeding and ask a nurse to check the resident.
does not remember.
should not be restrained.
does not respond to instructions.
should not be resuscitated.
Explain that HIPAA laws forbid staff from discussing residents that died.
Suggest the resident talk to other residents feeling the same loss.
Try distracting the resident with a more cheerful subject.
Allow the resident to talk about the resident who died.
On the floor directly next to the wheelchair, positioned well below the residents bladder
Tucked at the residents side on the seat of the chair to keep the drainage bag level with the residents bladder
Hung from back of the wheelchair so that it is out of the residents view and above the bladder
Attached to the seat of the wheelchair, positioned below the level of the residents bladder
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.
check the residents arms and jaw for possible injury or bruising.
check the care plan to see if the resident is on heart attack precautions.
ask if the resident might have eaten something that has upset her stomach.
recognize the seriousness of the signs and observations and report immediately.
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.
Disconnect the feeding tube temporarily to give the shower.
Protect the pump with a plastic bag before bringing into the shower room.
Ask the charge nurse for assistance with the feeding pump.
Give the resident a bed bath since the resident has a feeding tube.
Dietitian
Social worker
Physical therapist
Activities director
Increase in appetite
Decrease in constipation
Decrease in taste sensation and smell
Increase in amount of confusion experienced daily
Keeping side rails raised
Using less lotion on the skin
Sliding the resident up in the bed
Dressing the resident in long sleeves
Give the resident fluids in small amounts.
Provide the resident with a small cup of ice chips.
Ask if the resident can handle any fluids with the nausea.
Remove any fluids at the bedside including the water pitcher.
The residents fingers are cold and blue in color.
The splint was removed as scheduled in the care plan.
The resident asks to have the splint removed for a few minutes.
The resident asks the nurse aide to reposition the arm with the splint.
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
hold the gait belt tighter and ask the resident to rest for a minute.
suggest the resident lean on the nurse aide for more support.
guide the resident over to the handrail and ask to hold.
ease the resident to the floor if a chair is not available.
make sure the tubing is free of kinks.
remove oxygen when the resident is eating.
place a NO VISITORS sign on the residents door.
limit how often mouth care is provided to the resident.
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 aging process can be reversed with good health care.
Bladder incontinence is a normal part of aging.
Joints tend to be less flexible as a person ages.
Sensitivity to pain increases with age.
quickly move the resident to the nurses station.
ask the resident how badly the burned area hurts.
wet a towel or napkin with cool water and place against the injured area.
apply antibiotic ointment to the burned area and then cover with a bandage.
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.
At the nurses station.
On the isolation cart outside the residents room.
In the dirty utility room.
In the residents room.
Shakiness or trembling
Thirst and dry mouth
Sweet breath odor
Increased urine
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?
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.
Arms and hands
Abdominal area
Face and neck
Perineal area
set out clothing that the resident can dress in more quickly.
dress the resident to make sure the resident gets to breakfast earlier.
ask if there is any help the resident would like in the morning.
remind the resident that the friends will also be at activities later.
control a residents behavior.
protect the resident from injury.
make staff members jobs easier.
decrease how often staff need to check the resident.
Fever
Weakness
Sour breath
Frequent urination
resident is wearing an incontinent brief.
resident is checked once every two hours.
restraint is applied following the manufacturers instructions.
restraint is applied tightly and placed under the residents clothing.
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.
guide the resident from the chair to the floor.
remove the other residents away from the table.
try to open the residents mouth to check for food.
keep the resident in the chair by holding around the residents waist.