This document provides information on various medical devices and equipment used in patient care:
- It describes devices such as trapeze bars, bedpans, catheters, oxygen concentrators, blood pressure cuffs, and wheelchairs.
- It provides instructions for using items like ace wraps, heating pads, glucometers, and suction machines safely and properly.
- The document emphasizes important considerations like infection control, assessing skin integrity, and monitoring outputs when using different medical equipment.
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
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”
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
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