Hygiene

Question 1

Is the science of health and its maintenance.

Answer 1

Hygiene

Question 2

Is the self-care by which individuals attend to such functions as bathing, toileting, general body hygiene.

Answer 2

Personal Hygiene

Question 3

Is provided to clients as they awaken in the morning.

Answer 3

Early morning care

Question 4

Is often provided after clients have brakfast, although it may be provided before breakfast.

Answer 4

Morning care

Question 5

Is provided to clients before they retire for the night.

Answer 5

Hour of sleep or PM care

Question 6

Provided as required by the client

Answer 6

As-needed (prn) care

Question 7

The nurse washes the entire body of a dependent client in bed.

Answer 7

Complete bed bath

Question 8

Clients confined to bed are able to bath themselves with help from the nurse for washing the back and perhaps the feet.

Answer 8

Self-help (assisted) bed bath

Question 9

Only the parts of the client’s body that might cause discomfort or odor are washed.

Answer 9

Partial bath

Question 10

This bath is a commercially prepared product that contains 10 to 12 presoaked disposable washclothes that contain no-rinse cleanser solution.

Answer 10

Bag bath

Question 11

This bath is similar to a bag bath but uses towel.

Answer 11

Towel bath

Question 12

Are often preferred to bed baths because it is easier to wash and rinse in a tub.

Answer 12

Tub bath

Question 13

Many ambulatory clients are able to use shower facilities and require only minimal assistance.

Answer 13

Shower

Question 14

Are given for physical effects, such as to soothe irritated skin or to treat an area.

Answer 14

Therapeutic bath

Question 15

The client sits in warm water to help soothe and heal the perineum.

Answer 15

Sitz bath

Question 16

Is generally taken in a tub one-third or one-half full with water. Medications may be placed in water.

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Medicated bath

Question 17

Are given chiefly for hygiene purposes.

Answer 17

Cleansing baths

Question 18

Is a thickened position of epidermis, a mass of keratotic material.

Answer 18

Callus

Question 19

Is a keratosis caused by friction and pressure from a shoe. Commonly occurs on the fourth or fifth toe.

Answer 19

Corn

Question 20

Appear on the sole of the foot. Are caused by the papovavirus hominis virus.

Answer 20

Plantar warts

Question 21

Or deep groves, frequently occur between the toes as a result of dryness and cracking of the skin.

Answer 21

Fissures

Question 22

(Ringworm of the foot), is caused by a fungus.

Answer 22

Athlete’s foot or tinea pedis

Question 23

The growing inward of the nail into the soft tissues around it.

Answer 23

Ingrown toenail