Operating

Caregiving
Equipment, Tools
and Paraphernalia
Common Equipment
in Meal Preparation
Blender
1. Choose a flat, dry surface on which to
operate your blender.
2. Make sure that all the parts are placed in
their appropriate places before operating.
3. Put the pitcher onto the base and plug the
blender.
4. Place the ingredients in the pitcher and put
the lid on firmly.
5. Start operating by choosing the setting
appropriate for the task you are going to do.
6. You may add food or ingredients through
the secondary lid while the blender is running.
7. Clean the blender after use.
Coffee Maker
1. Fill the carafe with water
according to the number of
cups of coffee you need to
make.
2. Pour the water from the
carafe into the reservoir of
the coffeemaker, and place
the carafe back into position.
3. Place a coffee filter into the filter
basket. The amount of coffee you'll need
to add depends on how strong or weak
your clients like it. Then, add the coffee
into the filter using a spoon.
4. Turn on the coffee maker and wait for
your coffee to brew.
 Electric Can Opener
1.Plug the electric can
opener into an outlet.
2. Lift up the lever that
raises the cutting wheel
into the air. Place the
lip of the can under the
wheel. Put the lever
down and press
hard enough
3.Turn on the opener while holding the
bottom of the can and it will automatically
turn as the wheel slices through the can.
4. Remove the can from the opener when it
reaches the end and you feel a slight drop of
the can. The lid will remain attached to the
magnet on the opener and the can is ready to
dump.
5. Unplug the opener from the outlet.
Food Processor
1. Remove the food processor from its
box container.
2. Place it on a stable, flat surface.
3. Plug it on the electrical outlet safely.
4. Remove the cover and put the food
ingredients to be processed.
5. Put back the cover and turn on the
processor to start with the procedure.
6. As soon as you have reached the desired
size or texture for your food ingredients,
remove the cover and pour the ingredients
into your bowl or plate.
7. Unplug the food processor and clean it
based on the manufacturer’s instructions.
Microwave Oven
Microwave oven is a very
useful tool specially during
mealtime, but you should
exercise special care when using
it to cook or reheat food to ensure
that it is prepared safely.
Microwave Oven Cooking
• Position evenly the food items in a covered
dish. You may add some liquid if necessary.
Cover the dish with a lid or plastic wrap,
but make sure not to cover it completely to
let steam come out. The moist heat that is
created will help destroy harmful bacteria
and ensure uniform cooking.
• It is better to cook large cuts of meat on
medium power for longer periods than on
high power. This way, heat reaches the
center without overcooking outer areas.
• Mix or rotate food midway through the
microwaving time. This is important so as to
eliminate cold spots where harmful bacteria
can survive, and for more even cooking.
• When partially cooking food in the
microwave oven to finish cooking on
the grill or in a conventional oven, it is
important to transfer the microwaved
food to the other heat source
immediately. Never partially cook food
and store it for later use.
• Use a food thermometer or the oven's
temperature probe to verify the food has
reached a safe minimum internal
temperature. Cooking times may vary
because ovens vary in power and efficiency.
Always allow standing time, which
completes the cooking, before checking the
internal temperature with a food
thermometer.
Microwave Defrosting
• Remove food from the package before
defrosting. Do not use foam trays and
plastic wraps because they are not heat
stable at high temperatures. Melting or
warping may cause harmful chemicals
to migrate into food.
• Immediately after defrosting meat
and poultry in microwave oven,
they should be cooked since some
areas of the frozen food may begin
to cook during the defrosting time.
 Bottle Sterilizer
• Place the recommended amount of water as
specified in the manufacturer’s
instructional manual. Then, plug in the unit.
• Place the bottle upside down (use the prongs
to support them individually). Place the
nipples, nipple rings and caps in such a way
that they do not touch each other.
• Cover the sterilizer and turn on the
unit .Sterilization typically takes about
10 minutes with an automatic cycle
that raises water temperature to a
sufficient level to kill off any bacteria
(212 degrees Fahrenheit).
• Unplug the unit.
5. Remove the feeding bottles from
the sterilizer.
6. Clean the sterilizer based on the
manufacturer’s specifications.
Common Equipment in
Cleaning, Laundry, and
Ironing
Flat Iron
1. Check the label of every garment
before ironing.
2.Unfold your ironing board near the
outlet. Plug in your iron and choose the
appropriate setting based on the
material of the clothes you are ironing.
3. Preheat the flat iron for 2-5
minutes.
4. Stretch the garment across the
ironing board to make sure it is flat.
5.Run the iron over one part of the
garment such as the hem just to be
sure that it is not too hot.
6. Move the iron over the pants,
blouse, or shirt and take note of
pleats and pockets.
7. Unplug the iron and cool it down
before storing it.
Washing Machine
1. The very first step in washing is
sorting the clothes of your client.
2. Put detergent into the washing
machine.
3. Put the clothes loosely into the
washing machine.
4. Load the laundry as high as the
manufacturer specifies or to the top row of
holes in the tub.
5. Close the lid and choose the setting of the
washing machine according to what you are
washing.
6. Turn on the machine. Let the unit work
through all of the cycles. Wait for the machine
to turn off before you unload the washed
laundry.
7. Load the next batch of clothes and
do steps 5 and 6 again until you are
done with the laundry.
8. Turn off and unplug the unit.
 Common
Equipment in
Taking the Vital
Signs
Thermometer
Body temperature is a measurement
of the amount of heat in the body.
The balance between heat produced
and heat lost is the body
temperature. The normal adult body
temperature is 37 degrees Celsius.
• Oral : 36.4 to 37.2 degrees
Celsius
• Rectal : 37 to 37.8 degrees
Celsius
• Axillary : 35.9 to 36.7 degrees
Celsius
PARTS OF STETHOSCOPE
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PARTS OF BP APPARATUS
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1. Wash your hands and prepare the
equipment you will use.
2. Introduce yourself and let the patient/client
know the procedure to be done.
3. Sanitize the earpieces of the stethoscope
with an antiseptic pad.
4. Ask your client to rest quietly. Have
him/her lie down or sit on a chair whichever is
more comfortable for him/her.
5. If you are using a mercurial apparatus, the
measuring scale should be within the level of
your eyes.
6. Expose the arm of your client by rolling the
sleeves up. Have your client’s arm from the
elbow down to rest fully extended on the bed
or the arm of a chair.
7. Unroll the cuff, loosen the screw and
squeeze the cuff with your hands to remove
air completely.
8. Wrap the cuff around your client’s arm
above the elbow, not too tight or too loose.
9. Find your client’s brachial pulse at the
inside of the elbow. Hold the diaphragm there
and inflate the cuff until the pulse disappears.
Take note of the reading and immediately
deflate the cuff. This is the client’s
approximate systolic reading and is called the
palpated systolic pressure.
10. Place the stethoscope’s earpieces into
your ears and place the diaphragm on
the brachial pulse.
11. Turn the screw to close it. Inflate the
cuff until the dial points to 30 mm above
the palpated systolic pressure.
12. Turn the screw to open it. Let the air escape
slowly until the sound of the pulse comes back. Take
note of the calibration that the pointer passes as you
hear the first sound. This indicates the systolic
pressure.
13. You have to continue releasing the air from the
cuff. When you hear the sounds change to
something softer and faster and disappear, take note
of the calibration. This is now the diastolic pressure.
14. Deflate the cuff complete. Remove it
from the arm of your client and record
the reading on the client’s chart.
15. Wipe the earpieces of the stethoscope
with an antiseptic pad and place the
equipment back to their proper place
and wash your hands.
Direction:
Arrange the following
steps in operating the given
equipment. Use
alphabetical letters in
arranging the sequence of
steps.
____Put the pitcher onto the base and plug the
blender.
____ Clean the blender after use.
____ Choose a flat surface where you will operate the
blender.
____ Make sure that all the parts are properly
assemble.
____ Start operating by choosing the setting
appropriate for the task.
____ Place the ingredients in the pitcher and put the
lid on firmly
___ Turn on the coffee maker and wait
for your coffee to brew.
___ Put the desired amount of waters in
the carafe.
___ Place a coffee filter into the filter
basket.
___ Pour the water from the carafe into the
reservoir of the coffeemaker, and place the
carafe back into position.
___ Remove the can from the opener when it
reaches the end .
___ Unplug the opener from the outlet.
___ Plug the electric can opener into an outlet.
___Lift up the lever that raises the cutting
wheel into the air.
___Place the lip of the can under the wheel.
___ Turn on the opener while holding the
bottom of the can
___Plug it on the electrical outlet safely.
___Put back the cover and turn on the
processor to start with the procedure.
___After the ingredients have been cut,
remove the cover and put the ingredients in
plate or bowl.
___Remove the cover and put the food
ingredients to be processed.
___Place it on a stable, flat surface.
___ Unplug and clean the processor.
Food Processor (1-6)
___Plug it on the electrical outlet safely.
___Put back the cover and turn on the
processor to start with the procedure.
___After the ingredients have been cut,
remove the cover and put the ingredients in
plate or bowl.
___Remove the cover and put the food
ingredients to be processed.
___Place it on a stable, flat surface.
___ Unplug and clean the processor.
Microwave Oven (1-5)
___ Turn on the oven and wait for the signal if
it is already done.
___ Choose the setting appropriate to the food
you will cook or re-heat.
___ Plug in the oven.
___ Open the oven and place a container
applicable to the microwave oven.
___ Unplug the microwave oven and clean it.
ELECTRIC BOTTLE STERILIZER (1-
6)
___ Cover the sterilizer and turn on the
unit.
___ Place the bottle upside down.
___ Place the recommended amount of
water as specified in the manufacturer’s
instructional manual.
___ Unplug the unit.
Iron(1-6)
___ Plug in your iron and choose the
appropriate setting based on the material of the
clothes.
___ Preheat the flat iron for 2-5 minutes.
___ Run the iron over one part of the garment
such as the
___ Unplug the iron and cool it down before
storing it
___ Move the iron over the pants, blouse, or
shirt
Washing Machine (1-6)
___ Close the lid and choose the setting you will
apply.
___ Put the detergent to the washing machine
___ Place the recommended amount of water as
specified in the manufacturer’s instructional manual.
___ Sort the clothes and put the clothes in the
machine
___ Wait for the machine to start washing and wait
until the cycle stops.
___ Turn off and unplug the unit.