Module 8: Patient Care Skill

Providing fingernail and hand care for a resident helps to

• prevent nails from cracking.

• maintain self-esteem.

• prevent the resident from scratching themself.

• do all of the above.

A resident’s routine partial bed bath is typically completed

• weekly.

• twice daily.

• once per day.

The BEST method for ensuring proper water temperature when assisting a resident with a shower is

• asking the resident if the water is a comfortable temperature.

• using a bath thermometer to check the water temperature before allowing the resident into the shower.

• allowing the water to run at least 10 minutes before the resident enters the shower.

• testing the water with your hand.

Anti-embolism stockings are most often put on

• each morning when the resident is sitting in their wheelchair.

• each morning before getting out of bed.

• in the evening before the resident is assisted into bed.

• only if the resident has swelling in the legs.

The areas at greatest risk of skin breakdown when a resident is in a supine position are

• the coccyx, elbows, and heels.

• the buttocks, knees, and toes.

• the ear, hip, and ankles.

• all of the above.

When bathing a patient/resident, the Nurse Assistant sees a swelling around the knee that is tender to touch. The Nurse Assistant should:

• Avoid washing the sensitive area during the bath

• Apply a warm wet washcloth to the knee

• Report this observation to the nurse

• Remind the patient/resident not to ambulate without assistance

David is an older resident with dementia. You need to bathe them this morning, but they refuse. You should

• ask them why they don’t want to bathe, and then attempt later.

• tell them that they need to get into the tub, as that is the schedule.

• take them to the tub room and start undressing them.

• ask the nurse to bathe them.

When giving oral hygiene to an unconscious patient/resident, it is important for the Nurse Assistant to:

• Prevent the patient/resident from aspirating (breathing in) any fluid

• Hold the patient’s/resident’s mouth open with your fingers

• Use large amounts of mouthwash for rinsing the patient’s/resident’s mouth

• Wait at least 5 hours between each cleaning

To assist Mrs. B a patient/resident, into a bathtub, the Nurse Assistant should:

• Stand at the side of the tub and have the patient/resident hold on to your shoulder as she steps into the tub

• Place a chair next to the tub and have the patient/resident hold on to the chair as she steps into the tub

• Have the patient/resident hold on to the grab bar in the tub enclosure as she steps into the tub

• Have the patient/resident sit on the side of the tub, pick up both legs and pivot them over the side and into the tub

The nursing assistant can clean hearing aids by using

• a toothpick.

• an alcohol wipe.

• a cotton-tipped swab.

• none of the above.