Block 10: Personal Care, Skin Care, Bathing and Grooming

Question 1

ADLs

Answer 1

Activities of Daily Living; daily personal care tasks such as bathing; caring for skin, nails, hair, and teeth; dressing; toileting; eating and drinking; walking; and transferring.

Question 2

AM Care

Answer 2

Cares normally performed in the morning such as bathing, dressing, breakfast etc.

Question 3

Bed Cradle

Answer 3

Is a frame placed over the body of a patient in bed for application of heat or cold or for protecting injured parts from coming into contact with the bed clothes.

Question 4

Bed Protector

Answer 4

Is an item of removable bedding that sits on top of, or encases, a mattress to protect it.

Question 5

Bony Prominences

Answer 5

Areas of the body where the bone lies close to the skin.

Question 6

Circumcised

Answer 6

To cut off the foreskin of (a male) or the prepuce of (a female).

Question 7

Contracture

Answer 7

The permanent and often painful shortening of a muscle or tendon, usually due to lack of activity.

Question 8

Drape

Answer 8

Covering the person with blankets or towels leaving exposed only that part of the body that is being cared for.

Question 9

Draw/Lift/Transfer Sheet

Answer 9

An extra sheet placed on top of the bottom sheet; used for moving residents in bed.

Question 10

Foreskin

Answer 10

The retractable roll of skin covering the end of the penis.

Question 11

Grooming

Answer 11

Practices to care for oneself, such as caring for fingernails and hair.

Question 12

HS/PM Care

Answer 12

PM care also known as HS care is the care provided at night time/before bed-time.

Question 13

Hygiene

Answer 13

Practices to keep bodies clean and healthy.

Question 14

Incontinence

Answer 14

The inability to control the bladder or bowels.

Question 15

Incontinent Pad

Answer 15

A small, impermeable multi-layered sheet with high absorbency that is used as a precaution against urinary incontinence.

Question 16

Labia

Answer 16

The inner and outer folds of the vulva, at either side of the vagina.

Question 17

Lice

Answer 17

Parasitic insects found on the heads of people. Head lice infection is very common and easily acquired by coming in close contact with someone who has head lice, infested clothing, or infested belongings. Also known as pediculosis.

Question 18

Penis

Answer 18

The male genital organ of higher vertebrates, carrying the duct for the transfer of sperm during copulation.

Question 19

Perineal Care

Answer 19

Care of the genitals and anal area.

Question 20

Perineum

Answer 20

The genital and anal area.

Question 21

Pressure Injury/Ulcer/Sore

Answer 21

A difficult-to-heal (and possibly fatal) sore that forms when part of the body presses against a surface for a long period of time, cutting off the oxygen supply to the tissues. Also called bedsore or decubitus ulcer.

Question 22

Rectum

Answer 22

The final section of the large intestine, terminating at the anus.

Question 23

Scrotum

Answer 23

A pouch of skin containing the testicles.

Question 24

Shearing

Answer 24

Rubbing or friction that results from the skin moving one way and the bone underneath it remaining fixed or moving in the opposite direction.

Question 25

Uncircumcised

Answer 25

(Of a boy or man’s penis) The foreskin has not been removed.

Question 26

Urinal

Answer 26

A collection device used for urination when a man is unable to get out of bed.

Question 27

Urinary Incontinence

Answer 27

Inability to hold urine in the bladder due to loss of voluntary control over the urinary sphincters resulting in the involuntary passage of urine.

Question 28

Urinary Meatus

Answer 28

Is the opening or meatus of the urethra - the point where urine exits the urethra in males and in females, and also where semen exits the urethra in males.

Question 29

Vagina

Answer 29

The muscular tube leading from the external genitals to the cervix of the uterus in women.

Question 30

Foot Drop

Answer 30

A weakness of muscles in the feet and ankles that causes problems with the ability to flex the ankles and walk normally.