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WorksheetsPCT Bathing
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 4mins
Which of the following is true about bathing?
Important to a patient's overall heath and comfort
Encourages good personal hygiene habits
Good for a patients circulation
Can be embarrassing and frustrating for a patient
All of the above
Helping a patient with bathing provides an opportunity to develop and strengthen trust between a patient and a healthcare worker
True
False
At what temperature should bath water be?
105-110 F
40.5-43.3 C
40.6-40.3C
105-108 F
The assistant bathes the patient's entire body is known as (what type of bath) ?
(a)
The assistant prepares the equipment, assists the patient to the bathroom, and helps as needed depending on the patient. (what type of bath)
(a)
The patient is able to perform some of much of the bathing
(a)
Which of the following should be done before performing a bed bath?
Provide privacy for the patient
Close windows and doors
Offer the bedpan or urinal
Explain the procedure
All of the above
Which part of a complete bed bath procedure is most likely to help build trust between the patient and assistant?
Taking care to always cover the patient as much as possible and as soon as an area is clean and dry
Providing hand and nail care
Cleaning and replacing equipment when finished with it
Which of the following is the wrong way to wash a patient's body?
Top to bottom
Clean area to dirty area
Dirty area to clean area
Front to back
All of the above
During a partial bath, the assistant bathes all areas of a patient's body.
True
False
During a partial bath, the assistant is responsible for making sure that all areas of a patient's body have been washed.
True
False
If a patient shows signs of weakness during a tub or whirlpool bath, what should the assistant do?
Immediately get the patient out of the tub
Allow the patient to rest in the tub full of water
Drain the water and allow the patient to rest in the tub
All of the above
The tub should be cleaned before and after use
True
False
