Critical Steps Of Skills Flashcards

1
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Provides Mouth Care

A

• Seated upright
• Cloth towel placed across chest
• Toothbrush must be moist

  • [ CLEAN TONGE & all Surface of TEETH ]

• Clean technique for toothbrush

• Wipe resident mouth & remove

• Do not remove gloves until all dirty linen is put away

• Rinse toothbrush & basin

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Provides Foot Care On Foot

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• Basin is on a comfort position & on a barrier

• Lift foot while supporting ankle joint, wash foot including toes

• Soap on washcloth not basin

• dump, rinse, dump and dry basin

• Wash, Rinse & dry between toes

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3
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Position On One Side

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•Before turning Lowers head

• Raises side rail

• Asses Resident to slowly move towards the side rail

• THEN use pillow under the head

• Assist that arm is not under the shoulder

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4
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Hand Hygiene

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• Wet hands & wrist before applying soap

•LATHER all surfaces of wrist, hands & fingers producing friction

• 20 SECONDS

• fingernails

• Start drying at fingertips

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5
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Applies Knee-high Elastic Stocking

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• Supine position

• Turn stocking inside out pinching heel

• Stretch the foot of the stocking open

• Slide over toes, foot & heel

• LOOK AT HEEL is it in correct place

• wrinkle free

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6
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Assist to Ambulate Using Transfer Belt

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• SHOES on BEFORE STARTING

• FEET flat on the floor

• Securely, Prearranged Signal, Stability, Slightly behind

• Upward Grasp

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7
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Assist with Use Of Bedpan

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• Grabs supplies , DON Gloves

• Lowers head of bed BEFORE placing Bedpan

• DOFF GLOVES, WASHES HANDS

• Raise head BEFORE leaving.

• DON GLOVES

• Lowers head of bed BEFORE removing BEDPAN

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8
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Cleans Upper Or Lower Denture

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• 1st thing DON Gloves

• Moderate Water Temperature

• Rinse Denture BEFORE brushing

• Practice Clean technique with toothbrush

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9
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Counts & Records Radial Pulse

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• Wash Hands

• Mention “ I Am Ready Now to Take the measurement “

• WASH HANDS & Records Pulse

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10
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Counts & Records Respirations

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• PLACE HANDS ON SHOULDER

• WASH HANDS, RECORDS RESPIRATION

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Donning & I Removing PPE (Gown & Gloves)

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• Cuff under the gloves are clean

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12
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Dresses Client With Affected (weak) Right Arm

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• Show 2 different options of shirts (which would you like to wear

• STRONG weak, weak STRONG

• Dispose of dirty gown Before placing new one

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13
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Feeds Client Who Cannot Feed Self

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• Pick Up Card & ASK the residents to state their name

• Semi Fowlers Position (75-90 degrees)

• CLEAN Residents Hands

• Tell the resident what foods/Beverages are on the tray, ASK the Resident what food they’d like

• Clean residents mouth and hands

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14
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Gives Modified Bed Bath (Face & One Arm, Hand & Underarm)

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• Removes gown and place directly on soiled linen

• DO NOT OVER EXPOSE

• Wash finger, hand & Arm

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Measures & Records Urinary Output

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• DON GLOVES

• Pour content in measuring container

• Clean Bedpan

• Clean Measuring container. TOILET, Rinse, Toilet, place in designated dirty supplies

• WASH HANDS & RECORD

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16
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Measure & Records weight Of Ambulatory Client

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• Non Skid-shoes BEFORE WALKING

• Put Scale on 0

• ASK resident to step on scale

• Ask to step off scale

• WASH HANDS & RECORD

17
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Performs Modified Passive Range Of Motion For One Knee & One Ankle

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• Supine Position

• Ask “ how are you feeling?”

• Flexion & Extension (Leg is supported at knee & ankle)

• Plantar & Dorsiflexion (Support foot & ankle)

18
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Performs Modified Passive Range Of Motion for one shoulder

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• Supine

• Instruct if any pain is experienced

• Support Elbow & Wrist (flexion & Extension) moving arm up and down

• Support Elbow & Wrist (moving away from body and back to body)

19
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Provides Perineal Care for Female

A

• Wash resident from front to back

• make sure to dump, rinse, dump & dry the basin

• when you have them rolled over after drying, ROLL THE LINNEN PROTECTOR

20
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Transfer from bed to wheelchair using transfer belt

A

Shoes before standing

Bed must be at safe level so patient can sit at a safe level

Assist patient to sit

Feet flat on floor

Knee to knee to help sit up

Wheelchair is positioned along side of head of bed or foot facing bed

Foot rest of wheelchair are folded up

Assist with turn and stand with back of legs on wheelchair

Client is lowered with back of knees touching wheelchair

Remove transfer belt & signal light on hand

21
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Measures & Records Manual Blood pressure

A

Look for brachial artery

Put arrow over the artery

Palm must be up

Inflate up to 160-180

22
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Hand hygiene

A

Turn faucet on

Wet hands & wrists

Lather & Use friction & interlace to wash all surfaces of hands, wrist & nails for attests 20 seconds

Hands down, fingertips down & hands lower than elbows

Dry fingertips to wrists

23
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Provides Catheter Care for Female

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Do not ever expose

HOLD THE CATHETER BY THE MEATUS

Clean the entire circumference of the catheter

Empty, rinse & dry basin