CHAPTER 2 TEST:

Ambulating

Walking

Active ROM

When the patient is able to move mostly by themselves when doing ROM

Passive ROM

A patient needing help with ROM

DNR

Do Not Resuscitate

Hospice care

For patients that have less than 6 months to live and terminally ill (providing comfort to them and the familes)

ADL

Activites of daily life

Partial bath

Pericare, face, back/buttocks, AHA (arms, hand, armpit)

Case scenario with the eating calculations

(30cc/ml=1 oz)

NPO

Nothing by mouth

Pericare

Genital care steps

Commode

A commode looks like a toilet, but it is a movable device with a bucket underneath the seat.

Puree

Food thats been mushed down

Compression stockings

Deep-vein thrombosis (DVT) is a common complication for clients experiencing immobility. When blood is not moving much due to client inactivity, it can coagulate (i.e, form a clot). This blockage reduces blood flow to the affected area.

Bathing - How to make more comfortable

Making bathing more comfortable in a nursing home involves focusing on warmth, privacy, safety, and personal choice.

Assistive Devices

Gait Belt, Hearing Aids, Walkers, Weighted silverware, Built up handles

Transfer status

Refers to the assistance the patient requires to be moved from

one location to another, such as from the bed to a chair. Helping with ADLs.

Constipation

Unable to poop leads to, diarrhea; or dark, bloody or tarry stools

Fluid restrictions

Fluid restriction orders may be temporary, such as several hours before surgery, or permanent, such as for clients with kidney failure or heart failure. Clients on fluid restrictions will also have their fluid intake and output tracked and documented daily.

Pressure ulcers (injuries)

Localized damage to the skin or underlying soft tissue, usually over a bony prominence, as a result of intense and prolonged pressure and/or shear.

Skin breakdown

Damage to the skin is called skin breakdown. Common preventable causes of skin breakdown are immobility and incontinence. For residents who are unable to independently move, reposition them at least every two hours.

Clear Liquid Diet

Caused from nausea and vomiting: Liquid must be clear ex: coffe w/ sugar but no cream, popsicles, jello

Full Liquid Diet

Strained soup, milk, ice cream, yougurt, for residents w/ acute infections and conditions involving the digestive tract.

Soaking nails

A targeted treatment used to soften cuticles, clean the nail plate, remove gel or acrylic polish, or strengthen brittle and damaged nails

Trouble Chewing Food

Creates a high risk of choking, aspiration pneumonia, malnutrition, and dehydration