Basic Care & Comfort Practice Flashcards

Flashcards covering hygiene, rest, hydration, urinary, and bowel elimination based on the lecture material.

Bathing Sequence

Always start with the face, then move to upper body, then to lower body.

Elderly Skin Assessment

Skin is prone to tears because of drier skin.

Diabetic Foot Care

Wash and dry feet daily; do not cut nails; do not use lotion between the toes; and check for skin breakdown.

UAP Delegation

The Unlicensed Assistive Personnel is the staff member who should be delegated to give the client a bath.

Infant Sleep Safety

Avoid blankets and other items in the crib due to suffocation hazards; they expect to sleep $10$ to $14$ hours a day.

Adult Sleep Requirement

$7$ to $9$ hours of sleep each day.

Older Adult ($65$ Up) Sleep

Expect a decline in sleep patterns.

Dehydration Assessment Signs

Dry mucous membrane, poor skin turgor, oliguria, cool skin, and tachycardia.

Oliguria

Very little urine output.

Oral Hydration Instruction

Offer small sips of water ($5,mL$); do not force oral fluids. If not tolerated, the next step is an NG tube, not IV fluids.

Normal Urine Output

$30,mL$ an hour.

Specific Gravity

$1.016$ - $1.022$.

Normal Urine pH

$4.6$ to $8.0$.

UTI Gender Prevalence

UTIs are more common in women because the urethra is shorter in women than it is in men.

Anuria

No kidney function.

Glycosuria

Glucose in the urine.

Hematruia

Blood in the urine.

Pyuria

Pus in the urine.

Enuresis

Involuntary urination at night; bedwetting.

24-hour Urine Collection Procedure

Start with an empty bladder (void and throw away the first sample); keep all subsequent urine in one container on ice; if one sample is missed, the process must start over.

Abdominal Assessment Order

1. Inspection, 2. Auscultation, 3. Percussion, and 4. Palpation.

Normal Stool Precaution

Universal or standard precautions.

Constipation

Less than 3 bowel movements a week.

Diarrhea

3 or more loose stools in a $24$-hour period.

Guaiac Test (Fecal Occult Blood)

Screens for fecal hidden bleeding, which can be an indicator of colon cancer.

Stool Culture and Sensitivity

Determines the best treatment for the bacteria found in the stool.

Enema Administration Position

The client should be in the Lateral Sims Position, not a sitting position.