Chapter 13 Flashcards
(34 cards)
Assistive care
Need some help.
Total care
The person does little to nothing from themselves. Need to meet all their needs
Bathing
Part of hygiene, decreased amount of organism. Keep skin clean washing from wrist to shoulder foot to thigh helps with circulation. By nurse bathing them it improve relationships
Impaired mobility
Unsteady on feet. Risk for injury if ambulating
Safety 
Answer call light so they don’t do it themselves if they can not. Fall risk
Aged don’t sweat as much. Don’t need a bath daily but need
To bathe weekly and peri care and to be cleaned up
Don’t wash peri from under.
Maintain medical aeseptis. They can get bladder infection. And move from dirty to clean. Don’t wash peri and then face
Different bath
Complete
Assisted
Partial bed bath
Tub
Shower
Therapeutic
Commercial compared
Bathing
Assess skin
Massage
Know conditions. Some cancer can stimulate growth of tumor
Oral care
Brush circular motion. Keep conscious patience sitting up
At risk for choking
Stay with them while cleaning teeth
Oral care
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Lucoplachia
White spots on teeth
Inspection for mucous
Can go back in through throat. Unconscious NPO OXYGEN NG TUBE ORAL EVERY TWO HOURS. DECREASE D
Unconscious
Suction available to prevent aspiration
Aspiration
Things going down throat
Dentures
Handle with care
Expensive
Be delicate cost thousands
Put towel in sink in case they fall.
Take it out at night
Dentures have metal don’t use cleaning supplies
Still bro have
Nail
Cut across and over round off corners. Toes decreased risk ingrown nails. Don’t cut diabetic
Piercing
Watch for infection keep clean redness inflammation swelling draining. Move for procedures
Titanium or stainless steeln bjjjj
Does not need to be move
Contact lenses
Wear gloves. Make sure no powder on it
Contact solution
Can also use saline water or saline solution
Hearing aid
Turn off before remove It T
