This document provides information on various medical devices and equipment used in patient care. It describes devices such as a footdrop splint used to prevent muscle atrophy, a bed cradle to keep linen off legs in a cast, and abduction wedges used after hip surgery. It also explains equipment like a trapeze bar for patient mobility, oxygen concentrators, urinary catheters, pulse oximeters to measure oxygen levels, and emesis basins for vomiting. Proper use and care are outlined for these and other common medical devices.

1. Identify what is shown in the photo…
• Check your answer on the following card

3. • Footdrop
• footboard

4. If you don’t use it, you lose it!

5. • Atrophy, decrease in size of muscle- wasted away from nonuse

6. Permanent condition, prevented with ROM,
splints

7. • contracture- decrease in length of muscle

8. Keeps linen off lower extremities (legs) if casted,
pressure ulcer, poor circulation and neuropathy
(nerve pain)

9. • bedcradle

11. • Bed bolsters

12. Used after hip replacement

13. • Abduction pillow or wedge

14. Never touch the weights, allow to hang freely; will
need good skin care, assist with toileting, ROM to
unaffected arms/legs

15. • Skeletal traction setup

16. Worn with stump sock, examine stump for
irritation, can refuse to wear the limb; be alert for
phantom limb pain, handle carefully ($$$)

17. • Prosthetic device

18. Held on strong side! Move cane 6 inches ahead,
move weak leg even with cane then stronger leg
slightly ahead of cane

19. • Quad cane

20. Promote independence at mealtime

21. • Built-up utensils

22. Always below level of bladder, hang from frame of
bed, secured to body with leg strap or tape, empty
at end of shift

23. • Indwelling urinary catheter kit

24. Empty pouch whenever feces present, keep
skin around stoma clean and dry

25. • Colostomy with collection bag (pouch or appliance)

26. Used to prevent entrapment

27. • Siderail bumper guards

28. Anchors sheets, can be used for repositioning
and keeping lower sheet wrinkle free and dry

29. • drawsheet

30. Place over clothes, around waist, tightened,
held with hands facing upward

31. • Gait or transfer belt

32. Hold with open palms until dry, elevate on pillow,
nothing inserted inside, keep dry, check color, for
odor, temp of toes/fingers, if irritating skin- tell
nurse

33. • Plaster of Paris cast

34. Placed on siderail after use, never on bedside
over overbed tables

35. • urinal

36. Handle faces foot; for those who cannot lift
hips up or be turned to side

37. • Fracture bedpan

38. Empty out ASAP!! Sanitize, too

39. • Bedside commode

40. Elevate 12 inches above resident, lower bag to
decrease flow; resident in sims position, insert
catheter 2-4 inches into rectum, show nurse the
“return”

41. • Soapsuds enema kit

42. Placed on with resident in supine position;
removed after 8 hours of wear, wash at sink and
allow to air dry

43. • TEDS (thromboemolytic device stockings)
• Antiembolism hose
• Support hose

44. Criss crossed in front; check every 15 minutes,
remove every 2 hours to toilet, exercise, hydrate,
feed

45. • Vest restraint

46. Resident given a “hug me pillow” to prevent
wound from opening up, decrease pain with
moving and when coughing

47. • Splinting an incision

48. Deep breath “in” to raise column to goal
marker; inflates lungs, prevents pneumonia

49. • Incentive spirometer

50. Detects hidden blood in stool

51. • Hemoccult stool kit
• Guiac kit

52. Requires upper arm strength and ability to
grip bar

53. • Trapeze bar

54. Remove flammables, hair dryer, electric shaver
and wool items from room! No smoking!

55. • Oxygen concentrator

56. Remove to wash face, clean and replace,
should fit snug to face

57. • Left- nasal cannula
• Right- face mask

58. Never called a “bib”; resident can refuse to
wear

59. • Clothing protector

60. For items (sheets, papertowels)contaminated
with blood, used disposable razors

61. • Left- sharps container
• Right- biohazard bags

62. Can also dress in long sleeves/pants

63. • Protective sleeves

64. Same device can be used on heels

65. • Heelbow / elbow protectors

66. Prevent heel/ankle skin breakdown

67. • Heel protector

68. Should never rest on armpits!

69. An example of moist heat application

70. • Sitz bath

71. An example of dry heat
check ever 5 minutes, not used over 20 minutes,
never placed directly against skin

72. • Aquathermia pad or K pad

73. Only use electric shaver if man is on anticoagulant
meds; throw disposable razor in sharps container
after use

74. • Left- safety razor
• Middle- disposable razor
• Right- electric shaver

75. inflate and deflate to prevent blood clots and keep
circulation flowing; ordered postop

76. • Sequential compression device (SCD)

77. Placed over warm finger, no nail polish or false
nail; can use toe or earlobe as well; reading should
be 95-100%

78. • Pulse oximeter

79. Placed on in a figure eight pattern, check after 30
minutes to ensure not too tight; retighten as
needed

80. • Ace wrap

82. • Left- rolling walker
• Right- rollator

83. Resident is NPO, mouthcare Q2H, HOB raised
when feeding being given and at least 30 minutes
after, report drainage, swelling, redness on
stomach area

84. • Left- nasogastric tube
• Right- gastrostomy or PEG tube (percutaneous gastrostomy)

85. Drains urine; often done for bladder cancer

86. • urostomy

87. Pull the adults ear up and back!

88. • Tympanic or aural thermometer

89. When tray is locked in place= passive restraint

90. • Geriatric chair or geri chair

91. May be anxious, difficulty communicating until
adjusted (use chalk board), never cover opening or
allow anything to enter tube, freq handwashing
and infection control measures, report excessive
draining and gurgling or SOB

92. • Tracheostomy tube

93. measures glucose levels (blood sugar)

94. • Blood sugar glucometer

95. calibrated in cc
used to measure output

96. • Graduate container

98. • Urine collection hat

99. Used for vomiting, mouth care to expectorate
in

100. • Emesis basin

101. Can be blankets or towels, rolled to keep hips
and legs from turning outward

102. • Trochanter rolls

103. Supports and aligns a limb to improve
functioning

104. • Orthotic device or splint

105. Keep fingers and hand in a natural position
and prevent contractures

106. • Hand roll

107. Never used against bare skin; remove armrest on
w/c, make sure resident’s fingers are not under
the board

108. • slideboard

109. Know the location and how to get there with
restricted vision

110. • Emergency eye wash station

111. Puts out paper, gas and electrical fires

112. • ABC fire extinguisher

113. Often kept near dining room

114. • Suction machine

116. • Wound vac