Chapter 6: Personal Care Skills

Question 1

hygiene

Answer 1

ways to keep bodies clean and healthy

Question 2

Grooming

Answer 2

practices of good hygiene: caring for fingers and hair

Question 3

Pressue points

Answer 3

areas of the body that bear much of its weight

Question 4

Bony prominences

Answer 4

areas of the body where the bone lies close to the skin

Question 5

pressure injuries (pressure ulcers, pressure sores, decubitus ulcers, bed sores)

Answer 5

injuries that result from skin deterioration

Question 6

Shearing

Answer 6

rubbing or friction that resuts from the skin moving one way and the bone underneath it remaining fixed or moving in the opposite direction

Question 7

Draw sheets

Answer 7

sheet placed under the resident that helps turn, lift or moving up in bed

Question 8

Foot Drop

Answer 8

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

Question 9

orthotic device or orthosis

Answer 9

device that helps support and aligh a limb and improve its functioning

Question 10

partial bath

Answer 10

washing face, hands, axillae (underarms) and perineum

Question 11

perineum

Answer 11

genital and anal area

Question 12

Pediculosis

Answer 12

infestation of lice

Question 13

Safety razor

Answer 13

shape blade with spacial safety casing to help prevent cuts

Question 14

disposable razor

Answer 14

one time use blade

Question 15

electric razor

Answer 15

safest and easiest type of razor to use

Question 16

affected (involved, weaker) side

Answer 16

side of the body that was injures or weaker due to stroke or injury

Question 17

intravenous therapy (IV therapy)

Answer 17

delivery of medication, nutrition, or fluids through a vein

Question 18

embolism

Answer 18

obstruction of a blood vessel

Question 19

oral care

Answer 19

care of the mouth, teeth and gums

Question 20

aspiration

Answer 20

inhalation of food, fluid, or foreign material into the lungs

Question 21

dentures

Answer 21

artificial teeth

Question 22

fracture pan

Answer 22

bedpan that is flatter than a regular bedpan, for clients who cannot lift their hips

Question 23

portable commode, bedside commode (bsc)

Answer 23

chair with a toilet seat and removable container underneath

Question 24

positioning

Answer 24

helping residents into positions that promote comfort and health

Question 25

Supine

Answer 25

laying flat on your back (3 pillows)

Question 26

lateral

Answer 26

laying on your side (4 pillows)

Question 27

prone

Answer 27

lying on your stomach (2 pillows)

Question 28

Fowler’s

Answer 28

Semi sitting possition (2 pillows)

Question 29

Sims’

Answer 29

laying on the left side with leg drawn up (4 pillows)

Question 30

Dangle

Answer 30

sit up on the side of the bed with the legs hanging over the side

Question 31

Ergonomics

Answer 31

science of designing equipment, areas and work tasks to make them safer and to suit the worker’s abilities

Question 32

transfer belt

Answer 32

safety belt used to transfer residents who are weak, unstead, or uncoordinated

Question 33

gait belt

Answer 33

a transfer belt used to help residents walk