Chapter 22 Oral Hygiene

How often should oral care be done on an unconscious patient?

• Every 1-2 hours

• Once a day

• Every 2-4 hours

• After every meal

_______ is inflammation of the oral mucosa

When helping patients with their daily hygiene activities, you should encourage patients to:

• do as much for themselves as possible

• bathe at least twice a day

• allow the nursing staff to take care of all hygiene needs

• limit their exercise and movements

Patients who are unconscious require:

• little or no oral hygiene activities

• frequent mouth care

• daily bathing and shampooing

• back rubs twice a day

Dentures should be washed

• about once a week

• in very hot water

• as frequently as natural teeth

• with any available disinfectant solution

Which is not a factor in a person's hygiene choices?

• Their culture
• Their personal choice
• The CNA's preference
• Their care plan

Dry mouth can be the result of all the following except....

• Oxygen use
• Anxiety
• NPO status
• Brushing teeth

During oral hygiene, which does not need to be reported to the nurse

• White coating on tongue
• Complaints of a bad taste
• Loose teeth
• The person asking to have their teeth flossed

Brushing the chewing surfaces of the teeth is done?

• in up and down movements
• in back and forth movements
• at a 45 degree angle
• from crown to gumline

Dentures that are not in placed in the mouth are kept.....

• Wrapped in a napkin in the top drawer
• Placed in a denture cup in the top drawer
• In a drinking glass in the bathroom
• In hot water to make them very clean