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NURC 1001 Exam 2. (1)
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Accident Risk Factors - ✅✅ -Age: children and older personsAwareness of Surroundings: confused or disoriented
Agitated and Agressive Behaivor: pain and disorientation
Vision Loss: persons with poor vision can fall or trip, some cannot read lables
well and take the wrong medicine
Identifying the Person -✅✅--Patient will receive an ID bracelet which has the
persons name, DOB, room number, bed number, age, doctor, or any other
identifying info
-Use bracelet to identify before giving any patient care
-Compare identifying info on assignment sheet witht he ID bracelet
-Use at least 2 identifiers
Full name and DOB
CANNOT be bed # or room #
-Call the person by name when checking ID bracelet
Preventing Burns - ✅✅ -BURNS are the LEADING cause of death among
children and older persons
-Assist resident with hot foods and beverages
-Check the bath/shower water to ensure it is a safe and comfortable
temperature
-Supervise residents when they smoke
-Enforce restricted smoking areas for residents, visitors, and staff
-Monitor carefully any equipment which produces heat when in use
-Prevent any type of chemical burns
Preventing Poison - ✅✅ --NEVER leave potentially poisonous or harmful
substances at bedside
-Store harmful substances (cleaning supplies) in locked areas
-Remove wrappers and packaging from the trays of confused residents
-Monitor the placement of house plants
-Monitor meds in room
-Notify nurse STAT if resident ingests harmful substance
Preventing Choking - ✅✅ --Make sure the resident received the accurate and
appropriate diet
-Check with nurse before changing the diet or offering foods that are not in the
diet
-Make sure food is cut or chopped in small enough pieces
-Position the resident properly. NEVER feed a resident laying flat
-Alternate solid foods and liquid foods
-Feed the resident slowly , allowing them time to chew and swallow
, Preventing Falls -✅✅ --Shoes or slippers with non-skid soles
-Tie shoe laces
-Avoid long gowns and robes
-Avoid the use of throw rugs
-Wipe up all spills immediatley
-Encourage the use of hand rails
-Non-skid tips on canes, walkers and cair legs
✅✅
What residents are most likely to fall? - -People who are incontinent are
most likely to fall due t having to use the restroom right then and there and
rushing and end up falling
Why are falls so dangerou for an older adult? - ✅✅ --MOST common accident
in nursing centers
-age
-mobility
-elimination (bowel and bladder starts to deteriate, making residents rush
causing falls)
-Mental status
-Medications
OSHA policy on Hazardous substances - ✅✅-OSHA Requirements:
-Written Hazcom plan
-Consistent Labeling
-Safety Data Sheets (SDS) available in workplace
-Workers Trained
-Updated Inventory
What is the NA's role for Oxygen safety - ✅✅--Make sure O2 is on and not
kinked
Alarms in a Long Term Facility - ✅✅ -Facility Wide Alarms
-Fire alarms
-Tornado sirens
-Elopement Code
Personal Protective Alarms (chair and bed) are n longer used bc they are
considered a contraint
✅✅
Risks of Side rails` - --A person can fall trying to climb over
-A person cannot get out to use the restroo
-Entrapment (A person can get caught, trapped, entangled, or strangled)
*BED RAILS ARE A CONSTRAINT*
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