What should residents feel for?
The signs residents should feel for are:
- hard areas
- warm areas
- swollen skin over bony points
- numbness.
Make a list of handy hints available for residents, their family and friends. It could be a small laminated poster or a pamphlet displayed in various areas around the service.
What hints can you give to residents to prevent pressure areas? Use the space below to type in your answer. When you have finished, click on Compare to measure your response.
- Residents put their hands in their shoes to check if there are hard parts of the shoe, rolled inner linings, or particles like small stones
- Residents check their clothing to make sure it isn’t too tight or there are seams rubbing against skin
- Residents gently move their arms and legs as much as possible
- Residents check they are wearing socks that are comfortable and not tight, preferably without seams
- Residents check their skin regularly for changes.
If it is difficult for residents to move, offer assistance with checking for pressure areas.
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