WorksheetsDressing/Undressing Quiz
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 5mins
Key factors in choosing clothing for a resident include:
The weather and resident's color preference
Convenience and nurse assistant's preference
Availability and colors that match
Latest style and dark colors
Elderly residents may feel colder due to
Senility and decrease In subcutaneous fat
Being less active and obese
Poorer circulation and Inadequate heating systems
Poorer circulation and decrease in subcutaneous fat
When dressing a resident who is paralyzed on the right side which side do you dress first?
Right side
Left side
When undressing the resident who Is paralyzed on the right side which side do you undress?
Right side
Left side
Before getting a resident out of bed what should you make sure he/she has on first?
Non-slip shoes
Pants
Shirt
Wig
Which statement Is NOT accurate regarding clothes for the elderly?
Clothing should be dark to hide any stains they may get from eating
Shoes and stockings/socks should fit
Wearing their own clothes may enhance their self image
Long robes can cause tripping
All of the following statements Is accurate about elastic stockings (TED hose) except:
Opening at the bottom of the hose should be positioned with opening at the base of the toes.
Wash In mild soap and hand to dry every evening.
Put on hose before getting resident out of bed.
Wash with regular laundry; may use washer and dryer
You are warm and your resident wants to wear a turtleneck. What should you do?
Let them wear a turtleneck/sweater
Talk them Into a short sleeve shirt
Make them wear what you want them to wear
Bribe them not to wear the turtleneck/sweater
TED hose are used to help with all of the following except:
Reduce the incidence of inflammation of veins In the legs
Helps prevent blood clots from forming
Decreases swelling/edema of legs/feet
Help prevent ingrown toenails
