Critical Steps Of Skills Flashcards
(23 cards)
Provides Mouth Care
• 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
Provides Foot Care On Foot
• 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
Position On One Side
•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
Hand Hygiene
• Wet hands & wrist before applying soap
•LATHER all surfaces of wrist, hands & fingers producing friction
• 20 SECONDS
• fingernails
• Start drying at fingertips
Applies Knee-high Elastic Stocking
• 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
Assist to Ambulate Using Transfer Belt
• SHOES on BEFORE STARTING
• FEET flat on the floor
• Securely, Prearranged Signal, Stability, Slightly behind
• Upward Grasp
Assist with Use Of Bedpan
• 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
Cleans Upper Or Lower Denture
• 1st thing DON Gloves
• Moderate Water Temperature
• Rinse Denture BEFORE brushing
• Practice Clean technique with toothbrush
Counts & Records Radial Pulse
• Wash Hands
• Mention “ I Am Ready Now to Take the measurement “
• WASH HANDS & Records Pulse
Counts & Records Respirations
• PLACE HANDS ON SHOULDER
• WASH HANDS, RECORDS RESPIRATION
Donning & I Removing PPE (Gown & Gloves)
• Cuff under the gloves are clean
Dresses Client With Affected (weak) Right Arm
• Show 2 different options of shirts (which would you like to wear
• STRONG weak, weak STRONG
• Dispose of dirty gown Before placing new one
Feeds Client Who Cannot Feed Self
• 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
Gives Modified Bed Bath (Face & One Arm, Hand & Underarm)
• Removes gown and place directly on soiled linen
• DO NOT OVER EXPOSE
• Wash finger, hand & Arm
Measures & Records Urinary Output
• DON GLOVES
• Pour content in measuring container
• Clean Bedpan
• Clean Measuring container. TOILET, Rinse, Toilet, place in designated dirty supplies
• WASH HANDS & RECORD
Measure & Records weight Of Ambulatory Client
• Non Skid-shoes BEFORE WALKING
• Put Scale on 0
• ASK resident to step on scale
• Ask to step off scale
• WASH HANDS & RECORD
Performs Modified Passive Range Of Motion For One Knee & One Ankle
• Supine Position
• Ask “ how are you feeling?”
• Flexion & Extension (Leg is supported at knee & ankle)
• Plantar & Dorsiflexion (Support foot & ankle)
Performs Modified Passive Range Of Motion for one shoulder
• 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)
Provides Perineal Care for Female
• 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
Transfer from bed to wheelchair using transfer belt
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
Measures & Records Manual Blood pressure
Look for brachial artery
Put arrow over the artery
Palm must be up
Inflate up to 160-180
Hand hygiene
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
Provides Catheter Care for Female
Do not ever expose
HOLD THE CATHETER BY THE MEATUS
Clean the entire circumference of the catheter
Empty, rinse & dry basin
