Acronyms

• BE FAST 

  • B: Balance Sudden loss of balance, dizziness, or walking differently
  • E: Eyes Sudden blurred or double vision, or loss of vision in one or both eyes without pain
  • F: Face One side of the face drooping or becoming numb, or an uneven face like a crooked smile
  • A: Arm Weakness or numbness in one arm, or an arm that's hanging down and can't be held up straight
  • S: Speech Slurred or garbled speech, or the inability to talk, or seeming confused about what you're saying or talking nonsense
  • T: Time Call 911 immediately
• MAN BIN FAA


  Misappropriation of property

  Abuse

  Neglect

  
  

  Battery

  Invasion of privacy

  Negligence

  
  

  False imprisonment

  Assault

  Abandonment
• ADL's


  Bathing

  Ambulation

  Toileting

  Transfer

  Eating

  Dressing
• ABC


  Airway

  Breathing

  Circulation
• ICOUGH


  I - Incentive spirometry

  C - cough/ deep breathing exercise

  O - oral care

  U - understanding/education

  G - getting out of bed

  H - head of bed elevated
• IM NERDS C? UR!

  • I - Integumentary (skin)
  • M - Musculoskeletal (muscle + bones)
  • N - Nervous (nervous system)
  • E - Endocrine (hormones)
  • Hyper - and Hypothyroidism [front of the neck]
  • R - Respiratory
  • D - Digestive (digestive system)
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
  • Ulcers
  • Hernia
  • S - Sensory organs (eyes, mouth, ears, nose, skin)
  • Cataracts
  • Reduction in the Sense of Taste
  • Hearing Loss
  • C - Cardiovascular (heart)
  • U - Urinary
  • Kidney Failure
  • UTI
  • Kidney Stones
  • R - Reproductive
  • Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy
  • Vaginitis