Which of the options below is not a common mealtime and eating challenge that patients will often face?

A Being reminded of their eating schedule.

explanation

If a care facility is doing its job properly, the patients will be reminded of their eating schedule, the staff will feed the patients using caregivers, or have nourishment given intravenously. Therefore, regarding the proper care of patients, being reminded of their eating schedules would not be a problem. The other answers are frequent and common challenges, which patients may face.

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While providing nail care to your patient, which of the following options is considered NOT to be an appropriate action?

Using lots of lotion on the patient’s hands and feet and in between their fingers and toes, which would help prevent dryness.

Although lotion are able to be an appropriate and essential part of nail care, you should avoid applying lotion between the patient’s fingers and toes because it may serve as a medium to promote bacterial growth. Always check your facility’s guidelines for rules and regulations regarding the process of nail trimming for diabetic residents.

You immediately start chest compressions again because there isn't any pulse when checking. You are doing CPR at a ratio of 30 compressions to 2 breaths, for two minutes. What should you carry out next after all this?

Think about beginning defibrillation by using an AED

Which of the following four statements is considered false regarding the care of a patient's dentures?

A patient’s denture care is always left to the resident so that a care facility cannot be charged with negligence if something goes wrong.

This statement is false as dentures cannot be taken care of properly by many of the residents. All of the other options must be taken into consideration for the proper care of a patient’s dentures.

The patient has been encouraged to keep coughing and after approximately 30 seconds, he stops coughing and starts to turn blue. Then, he immediately becomes unconscious and is lying on the bed in front of you. To manage this patient, what are the appropriate steps you must take?

Call for help, have staff members call 911, begin CPR.

When a resident becomes unconscious, you must carry out CPR right away in order to get rid of the foreign object obstructing their airway. Always get assistance, call 911, and start CPR immediately.

What should you do when a patient is screaming as he has slipped and fallen off his bed?

Call for help, call 911, try and calm the patient down and stabilize the patient’s head and spine.

When you are doing your rounds, you walk into one of your patient’s rooms and you realize that her pulse oximetry reads 78%. The patient is on 2 litres of oxygen via a nasal cannula. What are the primary steps that you must take due to her pulse oximetry reading?

Make sure the patient’s oxygen is attached and working properly and that she is sitting upright.

The staff has called 911, now you are completing a set of 30 compressions. What must you do when some food appears to be coming out of the patients mouth?

Attempt to get rid of the food that you can see with a finger sweep, then attempt to ventilate the patient with a bag valve mask.

You must recheck your patient’s airway after every set of 30 compressions that you administer. You must also remove any food particles that are easily reached and visible, and then try to ventilate the patient twice in order to be sure that you have re-established an airway.