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Bedpan
Supplies

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  1. 2 Barrier
  2. Bedpan
    3.wipe
  3. Privacy blanket
  4. 2 pairs of Gloves
  5. Toilet paper
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Bedpan steps

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  1. Intro
  2. Lower head of bed
  3. Put on clean gloves before placing bedpan and barrier
  4. Place bedpan and take off your gloves* wash* hands
  5. Raise head of bed until resident is comfy (30º?)
  6. Toilet tissue, signal and wipe within reach.
  7. Instruct wiping hands and signal
  8. Leave
  9. Lower bed and put on clean gloves before removing bedpan, covering with barrier
  10. Keep them covered
  11. Empty in toilet, rinse and dry
  12. Designated dirty
  13. Remove gloves, wash hands, signal, bed in lowest, privacy removed
  14. Wash hands
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Transfer belt skill

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  1. Intro
  2. Check non skid footwear
  3. Check level of bed and bed wheels
  4. Feet flat on floor, place belt slightly to side
  5. Hold underhand with both hands and signal
  6. Walk slightly behind and to the side10 ft
  7. Assist to bed, remove belt
  8. Lowest position/outro
  9. Signal and wash hands
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Supplies for denture care

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Emesis basin
Denture cup
Paste
Brush
Barrier or paper towel
Gloves

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Denture care

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  1. Intro
  2. Place barrier down and supplies on barrier keeping brush and lid up
  3. Stop the sink
    Line with paper towels and water.
  4. Feel the water
  5. Put on gloves
  6. Rinse both cup and lid. Fill with tepid water
  7. Wet brush and put paste on it
  8. Clean dentures
  9. Put them in cup and cover
  10. Rinse toothbrush and emesis basin
  11. Place things on clean area
  12. Dispose of sink towels and barrier
  13. Wash hands
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Denture care

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  1. Intro
  2. Place barrier down and supplies on barrier keeping brush and lid up
  3. Stop the sink
    Line with paper towels and water.
  4. Feel the water
  5. Put on gloves
  6. Rinse both cup and lid. Fill with tepid water
  7. Wet brush and put paste on it
  8. Clean dentures
  9. Put them in cup and cover
  10. Rinse toothbrush and emesis basin
  11. Place things on clean area
  12. Dispose of sink towels and barrier
  13. Wash hands
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Counting skills (privacy not necessary)

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  1. Intro
  2. Signaling dev within reach
    3.Wash hands before recording
  3. Outro/ wash hands
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Dressing affected arm (2 options)

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  1. Intro/privacy
  2. Ask Which shirt, put on affected side
  3. Does not overexpose
  4. Removes unaffected side first
  5. Disposes of soiled clothes before continuing to dress and keeps client covered
  6. Puts affected side in first when dressing

7.clothing is in place
8. Lowest position bed
9. Outro
10. Wash hands after skill

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Feeding a resident (privacy not required)
Supplies

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Protector
2 hand wipes or napkins
Napkin

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Feeding a resident skill (privacy not required)

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(USE SPOON NOT FORK)
1. Intro
2. Ask client to state name and check name card with tray card
3. Sit at 75-90º
4. Place tray where you don’t have to reach and client can see,
5.bring chair
6. Clean client’s hands
7. Sit down and face resident
8. Tell what’s on plate. Ask what first?
9. Tell them what you’re feeding them(offer one of each type)
10. Ask if ready for more?
11. Offer drink
12. Clean mouth and hands
13. Remove food tray to designated dirty
14. Leave in upright position (75-90º) signaling within reach
15. outro/ wash hand

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Modified bed bath supplies

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1.barrier
2. Bath basin
3. Soap
4. 3 pairs of Gloves
5.Clean gown
6. 4washcloths
7. 2 towels
8. Privacy blanket

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Giving bed bath skill(face, one arm, hand and underarm)

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  1. Intro
  2. Put supplies on barrier
  3. Check water with wrist and get resident to check temperature
  4. Put on gloves
  5. Remove gown and place it in soiled linen.Cover resident
  6. Put on clean gloves
  7. Wash eyes inside to outside.( different leaves) then face
  8. Dries face
  9. Expose one arm and place towel under
  10. Applies soap to washcloth
  11. Washes fingers and nails, hand, arm and underarm keeping body covered.
  12. Rinse, dry hand arm underarm
  13. Puts clean gown on
  14. Empty, rinse, dry basin
  15. Place in designated dirty, dispose of linens
  16. Avoid contact with clothing. Put things in their areas
  17. Remove and dispose of gloves. Wash hands
  18. Signaling device and bed in low position
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Blood pressure skill

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  1. Intro/privacy
  2. Palm up arm at heart level
  3. Selects appropriate cuff size
  4. Feel brachial artery
  5. Ask resident not to speak
  6. Select appropriate setting
  7. Push start. If cuff inflates to more than 200 stops machine and uses on other arm
  8. Waits until blood pressure reading appears on screen and cuff starts deflating
  9. Signaling device is within reach.
  10. Washes hands before recording
  11. Record both systolic and diastolic as on screen
  12. Wash hands
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Measures and records urinary output skill

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  1. Intro
  2. Barrier
    3.Gloves before handling bedpan
  3. Pour bedpan into container without spilling or splashing. OVER TOILET
  4. PLACE BEDPAN UNDER FAUCET BEFORE ON Rinse bedpan and pour rinse in toilet. Designated dirty
  5. Measure urine at eye level ROUND UP NOT DOWN IF NEEDED
  6. Pour container in toilet and rinse in toilet
  7. Dispose of gloves and wash hands. Not contaminating
  8. Record contents
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Blood pressure materials

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2 wipes

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16
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Measure urinary output material

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Gloves
Barrier

17
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Measure weight of ambulatory client

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  1. Intro
  2. Non skid shoes and footwear
  3. Set scale to 0
  4. Get weight
  5. Wash hands before recording
18
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Range of motion knee and ankle

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  1. Intro/ privacy
  2. Supine
  3. Let me know if you’re in pain and we will stop
  4. Support at knee and ankle and bend knee 3 times
  5. Support foot and ankle dorsiflexion and flexion 3 times
  6. Signaling device and wash hands
19
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ROM shoulder

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Just to shoulder
1. Intro/privacy
2. Supine
3. Let me know if you’re in pain and we’ll stop
4. Support elbow and wrist and lift towards ear level 3 times
5. Supporting wrist and elbow abduction and adduction 3 times

20
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Positions on one side supplies

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3 pillows
Barrier

21
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Positions on one side skill

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PILLOWS CANT TOUCH YOU
1. Intro/privacy
2. Lower head of bed
3. Raise rail on side where body will be turned
4.Place arm up and assist in turn. Tuck one pillow behind back and roll then come back. One between knee and ankle supporting both and one under top arm. Flexed knee

  1. Adjusts pillow under head for support
  2. Reposition arm and shoulder so not on arm
  3. Cover back up
  4. Signaling device within reach, bed in low position
  5. Outro
  6. Wash hands
  7. Rail can stay up for safety
22
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Supplies for catheter care

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Barrier
Basin
4 washcloths
Towel
Soap
Gloves
Privacy blanket
Underpad

23
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Catheter care skill

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  1. Intro
  2. Barrier on table and put supplies on barrier
  3. Get water, check temp
    4.gloves
  4. Linen protector under resident including buttocks. Put rails up but take down at end
  5. Expose only between hip and knee
  6. Apply soap to wet washcloth
  7. Wash Hold catheter at meatus at least 4 inches away from meatus
  8. Rinse
  9. Dry
    11.Remove linen protector
  10. Empty rinse dry basin
  11. Put in designated dirty area
  12. Soiled linen avoiding contact/ trash
  13. Remove gloves, wash hands, signal
  14. Wash hands
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Foot care supplies

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1.Barrier
2.Basin
3.Gloves
4.Soap
5.Lotion
6. 2 washcloths
7. Towel

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Foot care skill

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SUPPORT FOOT AND ANKLE
1. Intro/privacy
2. Puts barrier down and materials on barrier
3. Get water/Check temp
4. Gloves
5. Put towel under foot
6.Basin in comfortable position and on towel
7.Bare foot placed into water
8. Soap to washcloth
9. Washes foot and between toes
10. Rinse foot
11. Remove basin and put on barrier
12. Dry foot
13. Lotion not between toes. Remove excess
14. Empty, rinse, dry
15. Designated dirty
16. Used linens
17. Remove gloves/ wash hand
18. Outro/ wash hands

26
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Mouth care supplies

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Barrier
Emesis basin
Towel
Toothbrush
Toothpaste
Cup
Gloves

27
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Mouth care skill

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  1. Intro/privacy
  2. Barrier table/warm water
    3.Upright position (75-90)
  3. Clean gloves
  4. Towel on chest
  5. Secures cup of water and moistens toothbrush
    7.Apply toothpaste to moistened brush bristles don’t touch tube
  6. Cleans tongue, gums, and teeth
  7. Hold emesis basin to chin to rinse mouth
  8. Wipe mouth and remove clothing protector
  9. Rinse toothbrush, empty, rinse and dry basin
  10. Soiled linen
  11. Designated dirty area toothbrush and basin
  12. Remove gloves/ wash hands
  13. Outro
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Peri care supplies

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  1. Barrier
  2. Bath basin
  3. 4 washcloths
  4. 2 Towels
  5. Soap
  6. Gloves
  7. underpad
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Peri care skill

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  1. Intro/privacy
  2. Barrier and supplies, get tepid water
  3. Raise rails (put down at end!)
  4. Put on gloves
  5. Place underpad
  6. Warns and exposed resident
    7.applies soap to wet washcloth
  7. Wash from front to back. Down, sides and down
  8. Rinses down, sides and down
  9. Dries, down, sides and down
  10. Turn on side
  11. Wash rectal. up, cheek, cheek up/rinse/dry
  12. Remove protector
  13. Reposition
  14. Empty, rinse, dry
  15. Designated dirty
  16. Used linen
  17. Trash/gloves/wash hands
  18. Outro
  19. Wash hands
30
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Wheelchair transfer supplies

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Gait belt
Nonskid shoes
Locked wheelchair on unaffected side

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Wheelchair transfer skill

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  1. Intro/privacy
  2. Wheelchair on side. Lock & footrests away
  3. Bed at safe level/ locked bed
  4. Put on shoes, non skid
  5. Feet flat on floor
  6. Apply belt, slightly to side
  7. Count on 3
  8. Upward hands
  9. Help client turn
  10. Ask if feel chair.Lower into chair and CHECK BACK
  11. Remove belt
  12. Feet on foot rests
  13. Signal within reach
  14. Outro/ wash hands
32
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Fingernail care supplies

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1.Basin
2. Barrier
3.Washcloth
4.Gloves
5.Emery board
6. orange stick

33
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Fingernail care skill

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  1. Intro/ barrier/supplies
  2. Get water/ feel
    3.Put head of bed and bed up
  3. Put gloves on
  4. Hand in water. Nails immersed
    6.Use orange stick under each nail, wiping the stick after each nail
  5. Dry
  6. Feel and file as needed. File in one direction
  7. Dispose of Emery board and orange stick (irl kept for each client)
  8. Soiled linen
  9. Dump, rinse, dry
  10. Designated dirty,
  11. Remove gloves
  12. Wash hands
  13. Lowest position bed and put head back
  14. Outro
  15. Wash hands

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