Foundations 1 Mid Term Study Flashcards
What is the best goal for a client?
To achieve and maintain independence to the highest extent possible
Why would you refuse a task given?
It could be a task you don’t have training on, out of your scope of practice, or it could be unsafe you and/or your client
PSWs receive directions from who?
A Registered Nurse, OT, or PT
What is the Scope of Practice
The Scope of Practice is your legal limits
If a client tells you something in confidence that may cause harm, who do you report it to?
Your supervisor (Most likely an RN)
What should a PSW report to the nurse or health care team members?
Any changes in the clients’ behavior or health
Who can share information regarding the client?
The health care team that is involved with the client
What is the cold an example of?
A local infection
What is HIV an example of?
A systemic infection
Don PPE order?
Mask, eye, gown, glove
Doff PPE order?
Gloves, gown, mask, eyes (wash hands in between every Doff)
What is Q2H?
Every 2 Hours
What is QiD?
Every X amount of Days
What is R.U.F.?
Remove from the unaffected side first
D.I.P.P.S.
Dignity, Independence, preference, privacy, safety
What is a Complete Bed Bath?
The client is fully bathed in bed
What is a Partial Bed Bath?
Only a certain body part is bathed in bed
A client needs hair care at any point in the day, is it your responsibility?
Yes. If a client needs hair care, it is responsibility to care for it.
What kind of razors are used on clients?
Manual and Electric razors
If a client has healing problems, or take anticoagulant drugs, what razor can you use?
You can only use electric razors
What is “No-lift policy”?
Which clients must use a mechanical lift
What is log-rolling?
Turning the client as a unit, in alignment with one motion
When should you wear PPE?
When there will be contact with blood, bodily fluids, secretions or excretions
What are the requirements for pregnant women?
2500 calories
Protein?
Tissue growth and repair
Carbohydrates?
Provide energy and fiber for bowel elimination
Fats?
Provide energy
Vitamins?
Bone growth, immunity, etc.
Sodium?
Important for fluid balance
Magnesium?
Important to regulate muscle function
What is Ostomy?
A surgically created opening
Oculo?
The eye or the sense of vision
PRN?
As needed
Cyanosis
A bluish cast to the skin and mucous membranes
Hemiplegia
Paralysis of one side of the body
Dermatitis
A group of diseases that result in inflammation of the skin
Leukopenia
A decrease in disease-fighting cells in your blood
Hypoglycemia
Is a fall in blood sugar to levels below normal
Hepatomegaly
Abnormal enlargement of the liver
What is incontinence?
Lack of voluntary control over urination or defecation
Food is divided into four groups
Meat and alternatives, grain products, dairy products, and Vegetables and Fruits
What is the order for the Chain of Infection?
Pathogen, Reservoir, Portal of Exit, Mode of Transmission, Portal of Entry, Susceptible Host
How do you wash the vaginal area
Top to bottom
