Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care The Basics - Hartman Publishing

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Procedures
Performing abdominal thrusts for the conscious
person 36
Responding to shock 37
Responding to a heart attack 38
Controlling bleeding 39
Treating burns 39
Responding to fainting 40
Responding to seizures 41
Responding to vomiting 42
Washing hands 46
Putting on (donning) gown 48
Putting on (donning) mask and goggles 48
Putting on (donning) gloves 49
Removing (doffing) gloves 49
Caring for an ostomy 94
Giving a complete bed bath 122
Giving a back rub 125
Shampooing hair in bed 127
Giving a shower or a tub bath 128
Providing fingernail care 130
Providing foot care 131
Combing or brushing hair 133
Shaving a resident 134
Dressing a resident with an affected (weak)
right arm 136
Putting a knee-high elastic stocking on resident 137
Providing oral care 139
Providing oral care for the unconscious resident 140
Flossing teeth 141
Cleaning and storing dentures 142
Assisting resident with use of bedpan 144
Assisting a male resident with a urinal 145
Assisting a resident to use a portable commode or
toilet 147
Moving a resident up in bed 148
Moving a resident to the side of the bed 149
Turning a resident 150
Logrolling a resident with one assistant 152
Assisting resident to sit up on side of bed:
dangling 153
Transferring a resident from bed to wheelchair 156
Transferring a resident using a mechanical lift 158
Admitting a resident 161
Transferring a resident 162
Discharging a resident 163
Measuring and recording oral temperature 166
Measuring and recording rectal temperature 168
Measuring and recording tympanic temperature 169
Measuring and recording axillary temperature 170
Measuring and recording radial pulse and
counting and recording respirations 171
Measuring and recording blood pressure
(one-step method) 173
Measuring and recording blood pressure
(two-step method) 174
Measuring and recording weight of an
ambulatory resident 177
Measuring and recording height of a resident 178
Measuring and recording urinary output 183
Collecting a routine urine specimen 184
Collecting a clean catch (mid-stream) urine
specimen 184
Collecting a stool specimen 185
Providing catheter care 187
Making an occupied bed 192
Making an unoccupied bed 195
Changing a dry dressing using non-sterile
technique 195
Serving fresh water 205
Feeding a resident who cannot feed self 208
Assisting a resident to ambulate 215
Assisting with ambulation for a resident using a
cane, walker, or crutches 217
Assisting with passive range of motion exercises 221
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