Week 2: Patient Assessment and Hygiene Flashcards
Which nursing action is first when assisting the client to a lateral position for placement of bedpan?
A) Refer to functional mobility chart
B) Place the client’s arm over chest
C) Move the client to the side of the bed
D) Raise the opposite side rail
A) Refer to functional mobility chart
The newly admitted client has contractures of both lower extremities. What nursing intervention should be included in this client’s plan of care?
A) Frequent position changed to reverse the contractures.
B) Exercises to strengthen flexor muscles
C) Range of motion exercises to prevent worsening of contractures
D) Weight-bearing activities to stimulate joint relaxation
C) Range of motion exercises to prevent worsening of contractures
Recommendations for moderate exercise at least daily for the older adult is based on evidence that:
A) Older people do not get as much exercise as the younger generation
B) It can prevent and even reverse most of the chronic diseases experienced in the older person
C) It is better for their psychological status to stay out of nursing homes
D) All of the above
B) It can prevent and even reverse most of the chronic diseases experienced in the older person
The nurse is assisting the client to dangle on the bedside. After raising the head of the bed, in which position should the nurse face?
A) Toward the side of the bed
B) Directly toward the client
C) Toward the nearest corner of the head of the bed
D) Toward the far corner of the foot of the bed
D) Toward the far corner of the foot of the bed
A client has been put on complete bed rest for complications of pregnancy. The nurse, when planning care considers that:
A) the client will be very demanding
B) the client is at risk of pneumonia
C) the client will need entertainment
D) muscle atrophy occurs rapidly
D) muscle atrophy occurs rapidly
The nurse is expected to shave a client when he is unable. Which of the following steps is a correct procedure for shaving a client?
A) Rinse the razor after each stroke
B) Assist the client to a prone position
C) Use long strokes against direction of hair
D) Hold the skin taut around creases
D) Hold the skin taut around creases
Which of the following interventions promotes safe handling of a client’s dentures?
A) Rinse dentures thoroughly with hot water
B) Clean biting surfaces
C) Insert dentures at a slight angle
D) Place a washcloth in the bowl of the sink
D) Place a washcloth in the bowl of the sink
Which one of the safety measures is to be followed when applying bed making procedures?
A) Mitre corners at the head of the bed
B) Begin at the head and move towards the foot, loosening bottom linens
C) Prepare the client
D) Place the soiled sheet in a laundry bag
D) Place the soiled sheet in a laundry bag
Which of the following steps will provide comfort for the client during occupied bed change of linens?
A) Place a bath blanket over the client
B) Slide the mattress to the head of the bed
C) Raise the side rail
D) Allow for a toe pleat
D) Allow for a toe pleat
The growth of excessive body hair is called:
A) lanugo
B) alopecia
c) pediculosis
d) hirsutism
D) hirsutism
