Pressure Ulcer Crossword Puzzle

4. Pressure ulcers can be very painful for _____.
5. _____ and repositioning residents/patients is important.
10. _____ puts a resident/patient at risk.
12. Skin _____ should be done every time the resident/patient gets a shower.
14. It is important to protect the skin from _____.
15. _____ if the force that occurs when the skin sticks to a surface and the body slides.
16. Preventing weight _____ is important.
17. Getting enough _____ and protein is very important.
19. Pressure _____ are those areas where bones cause force on the skin and squeezes them against an outside force.

1. A pressure _____ is any lesion caused by constant pressure that harms the tissue underneath the skin.
2. Encouraging a resident/patient to eat and drink at _____ can help prevent weight loss.
3. Keeping a resident's/patient's skin clean and _____ helps prevent pressure ulcers.
6. If a resident/patient has had a pressure ulcer before, he or she is more at _____ for getting another one.
7. As a care _____, you must report to the nurse when your resident/patient has a change in their skin.
8. the elderly may be at greater risk for pressure ulcers due to the changes in the skin related to _____.
9. A resident/patient being unable to _____ themselves puts him or her at risk.
11. _____ must be evaluated and updated often when a resident/patient has a pressure ulcer.
13. Keeping _____ off the bed helps prevent pressure ulcers.
18. Food _____ records are important for the dietician and nurses to know when a resident/patient is not eating.