Hygiene

Question 1

Order of body cleaning when providing a bath:

Answer 1

Eyes
Face
Arms
Chest
Hands/nails
Abdomen
Legs
Perineum
Back
Buttocks

Question 2

How to get rid of ticks: (3)

Answer 2

• Use blunt tweezers and pull upward with steady pressure
• Hold for 3-4 min
• Save tick in plastic bag and put in freezer for identification

Question 3

Order of oral care:

Answer 3

1. Chewing and inner tooth surface
2. Outer tooth surface
3. Roof of mouth, gums, inside cheek
4. Tongue

Question 4

Edentulous:

Answer 4

Without teeth

Question 5

Partial bath:

Answer 5

• Washing body parts the pt cannot reach

- For self-sufficient bedridden pts

Question 6

Complete bed bath:

Answer 6

For totally dependent pts in bed

Question 7

Sponge bath:

Answer 7

Pt sits in chair

Question 8

Order of cleaning the body during a bag bath:

Answer 8

1. Neck, shoulders, chest
2. Arms, hands, web spaces, axilla
3. Abdomen and groin/perineum
4. Legs, feet, web spaces
5. Back of neck, back, buttocks

Question 9

Bag bath:

Answer 9

Using different cloths soaked with chlorhexidene gluconate soln to wash each section of body-> allow skin to air dry

Question 10

Advise pts with stomatitis to avoid:

Answer 10

Alcohol, commercial mouthwash, smoking

Question 11

Hearing aid instructions:

Answer 11

• Adjust volume for talking distance of 1 yard
• Wear 10-12 hrs per day
• Change battery once a week

Question 12

The nurse is caring for a patient with cognitive impairments. Which actions will the nurse take
during AM care?

Answer 12

• Increase frequency of skin assessment
• Reduce triggers
• Give analgesic 30 min before bath

Question 13

Pts with peripheral neuropathy will have:

Answer 13

Abnormal gait
Foot deformities
Muscle wasting of LE

Question 14

Pts with vascular insufficiency will have:

Answer 14

Decreased hair growth
Absent or decreased pulses
Thick nails