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COPE HEALTH SCHOLARS WRITTEN EXAMWhat do you check for after log-rolling a patient? - Answers-Bedsores
Things to remember when ambulating a patient - Answers-Check outside door for "High
Fall Risk" sign.
Check for yellow socks, indicating high fall risk.
Ask 3 questions: Have you walked within the last 12 hours? Have you walked on this
floor before? Where would you like to walk?
Ask the patient if they are dizzy when you help them stand up from the bed.
Report to the nurse the distance walked and the patient's overall mobility/speed.
Things to remember when positioning a patient - Answers-Never leave the bedside
unattended without putting up the rails.
Never have 4 rails up at a time, even for a second. Ask the CNA to put down a rail, and
you should immediately put up your rail.
When log-rolling the patient, ALWAYS check for bedsores.
Things to remember when making an occupied bed - Answers-Always change gloves
before handling clean bed-sheets, pillow cases, etc.
Always check for bedsores when log-rolling the patient.
Wipe down the mattress and pillow with Sani-wipes, and leave for 2 minutes.
Tuck clean linen UNDERNEATH dirty linen.
Things to remember when toileting a patient - Answers-Close the curtains to ensure
patient privacy.
Catch the filled bedpan when log-rolling the patient to prevent spillage.
Wipe from front to back, with one wipe per swipe.
Check for bedsores when log-rolling.
Change the trash bag after depositing used wipes.
Things to remember when bathing a patient - Answers-Close the curtains.
,Ask the patient whether the water is too hot.
Use the backhand technique when washing underneath the breasts.
Always change wipes after washing the genitals, the legs, the back, and the anal area.
Things to remember when transferring a patient from the bed to the wheelchair -
Answers-Wipe the wheelchair before and after use.
Lock the wheelchair.
Ask the patient if they're dizzy after doing the swivel technique and after helping them
stand.
Ask the patient if they have left any of their belongings in the room.
Check out with the HUC on the floor.
Mention the HCAHPS survey to the patient.
Things to remember when transferring a patient from bed to gurney - Answers-Make
sure the bed and gurney are locked at the appropriate times.
Make sure enough rails are up at the appropriate times.
Always check for bedsores when log-rolling.
Ask the patient to lift their head and legs during the transfer from bed to gurney.
Things to remember when feeding a patient - Answers-Check for an NPO sign outside
the room.
Check the patient's tray for their name.
Look out for pockets of food and other signs of aspiration.
Feed the patient slowly to avoid aspiration.
Leave the patient upright for 30 minutes to aid in digestion.
Report amount or percent of food and drink consumed by the patient. Ask the nurse if
she would like to see the tray before disposing of its contents.
Things to remember when taking a patient's vital signs - Answers-The tubing of the
blood pressure monitor should be along the inner arm.
, The tubing of the pulse ox should be on the top.
The red light of the pulse ox should be on the top of the fingernail.
The pulse ox should be placed on the opposite arm as the blood pressure monitor.
Rolling machines should be wiped down, since they're transportable.
The temporal thermometer should be wiped down with alcohol wipes.
What vessel should be used to take the pulse when the patient is unconscious? -
Answers-Brachial artery
What vessel should be used to take the pulse when the patient is conscious? -
Answers-Radial artery
normal blood pressure - Answers-120/80 mmHg
What increases blood pressure? - Answers-Pain, immediate exercise, stress, obesity,
age, ethnicity, family history, sodium
What decreases blood pressure? - Answers-Shock, rest, low sodium, exercise, stopping
smoking
Normal respiratory rate - Answers-12-20 breaths per minute adults
15-30 breaths per minute children
25-66 breaths per minute newborns
Normal oxygen saturation - Answers-97-99%
DNR - Answers-(Do Not Resuscitate) An order that tells medical professionals not to
perform CPR if patient goes into cardiac arrest
Advanced directive - Answers-a legal document prepared by a living, competent adult to
provide guidance to the health care team if the individual should become unable to
make decisions regarding his or her medical care because of a life-threatening scenario
POLST - Answers-Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment.
When the pain level is high, ask if it's a new pain and where it's located.
AIDET - Answers-ACKNOWLEDGE the patient.
INTRODUCE yourself as a Health Scholar.
DURATION of task should be communicated.
EXPLAIN the task as you're doing it.
THANK the patient.
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