WorksheetsNSG 232 Hygiene Quiz
Total questions: 5
Worksheet time: 4mins
The nurse is performing a bed bath for a client. The nurse is about to start washing the client's left leg. Which of the following actions is most appropriate for the nurse to perform?
Wash from the thigh down towards the ankle
Wash from the ankle up towards the thigh
Start at the knee, wash upwards to the thigh then downwards to the ankle
Wash the groin, then the feet proceeded by the rest of the leg
What are the primary benefits of bathing? Select FOUR that apply.
Decreases the likelihood of pressure ulcers by 25%
Increases circulation
Provides opportunity for skin assessment
Provides sensory input
Promotes relaxation and comfort
Which of the following hygiene tasks is MOST appropriate to delegate to the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)?
Foot care on a patient with hypertension and diabetes mellitis type 2
Shower for an elderly patient with a history of psoriasis
Bed bath for a 45 year old client with a surgical incision and a pressure ulcer
Assisting a patient with peripheral vascular disease clip their toenails
Choose the correlating position and purpose for position using the picture shown.
Sims' position/access to rectum and vagina
Dorsal recumbent/access to vagina and abdominal assessment
Lithotomy/access to female genitalia
Lateral recumbent/
heart murmur auscultation
An elderly patient who recently suffered a stroke needs assistance with ADLs, which of the following instructions should the nurse give to the UAP who will be assisting her?
"Do everything for her this first time then we will see what she can do on her own tomorrow."
"Let her do all the hygiene tasks and anything she is unable to finish we will do tomorrow for her."
"If one of her children is there go ahead and let them do the ADLs with her."
"Set all of the supplies out and let her do everything she is able."
