| DURINGEVERYBATH | | True/False: Oral care still needs to be completed even if the resident's dentures have been thoroughly cleaned |
| FALSE | | Test used to determine if a person indeed has the influenza virus as opposed to the common cold |
| OBSERVATION | | Keeps mouth and teeth clean and without odors. Prevents gum disease and bad breath |
| OCTOBERNOVEMBER | | Dirty fingernails can do this |
| NOTANOPTION | | True/False: You can copy focus charting week-to-week |
| NINETY | | Frequency of pain assessments |
| EVERYTHREEMONTHS | | Influenza virus can sometimes lead to this |
| INFLUENZAVACCINE | | True/False: Behaviors must be documented in the focus charting |
| ATGREATERRISKOFFLU | | During showers look at the resident, being sure to check skin condition |
| EVERYSHIFT | | Nurse's notes, ADL's, voiding diary, BM sheets need to match |
| TRUE | | Frequency of psychotropic med evals |
| WEEKLY | | Frequency of focus charting |
| EVERYSHIFT | | Government organizations requiring nursing homes to offer influenza and pneumococcal vaccines to all residents |
| TRUE | | Viral infection effecting the nose, throat and lungs |
| FLUSYMPTOMS | | Frequency of AIMS tests |
| GLOVES | | When flu vaccines are available (before the flu season begins) |
| PNEUMONIA | | Those >65 years old and/or live in an ECF/LTC, healthcare workers, those with longterm health issues |
| PANDEMIC | | True/False: Cathy charts all open areas so nurses don't need to document on them |
| ORALCARE | | Frequency influenza vaccines are offered |
| ANNUALLY | | Fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, headache, muscle aches, and tiredness |
| INFLUENZA | | Can scratch and injury a resident |
| REDUCESMORTALITYRATES | | Frequency of Braden Scales |
| TRUE | | True/False: It is necessary to keep female residents' faces clean shaven if they grow facial hair |
| INTOYOURSLEEVEORSHOULDER | | Frequency of Fall Risk Assessments |
| EVERYTHREEMONTHS | | The BEST place to sneeze or cough into? It is NOT into your hands! |
| MONTHLY | | Frequency of documenting on a resident with continuous IV's |
| MEDICAREMEDICAID | | A shot that can help protect you from some strains of the flu virus |
| STANDARDPRECAUTIONS | | Frequency of charting on a new admit |
| SHARINGSHAVINGSUPPLIES | | Keeping the resident harm free |
| SPREADINFECTION | | It is necessary to thoroughly clean the feet and toes of residents even if they are bedfast and have boots on |
| RESIDENTORFAMILYREFUSAL | | One reason why a resident would not be vaccinated against influenza or pneumonia |
| FALSE | | Immunization of healthcare workers effects residents of ECF's in this way |
| SAFETY | | The singlemost important method in preventing the spread of the flu virus |
| PRIVACY | | Behavior logs, BM sheets, ADL grids, voiding diary |
| TRUE | | Frequency of medicare charting |
| TRUE | | The percent of healthcare workers that were vaccinated against influenza last year |
| VIRALCULTURE | | Key element of improving the prevention of influenza and pneumonia and their complications |
| EVERYSIXMONTHS | | The target percent that the CDC has proposed ECF's to attain in innoculating residents against influenza and pneumonia |
| JAGGEDNAILS | | Providing this maintains an individual's dignity |
| FALSE | | Precautions to take when providing personal care |
| BID | | Can cross-contaminate thereby spreading infection and disease |
| EVERYSIXMONTHS | | Global disease outbreak that occurs when a new influenza virus emerges for which people have little or no immunity, and for which there is no vaccine |
| THIRTYSIX | | Wear these while shaving a resident because contact with blood is possible |
| HANDWASHING | | Frequency of checking for the need of and completing fingernail and toenail care |
| MEDICALLYCONTRAINDICATED | | Be sure to trim toenails of residents when needed, even if they are diabetic |
| TRUE | | One reason why a resident would not be vaccinated against influenza or pneumonia |
| IMPROVINGIMMUNIZATION | | True/False: If you didn't document it, it didn't happen or it wasn't done. |
