WorksheetsCh 19 Personal Care and Grooming Quiz
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
A nurse working at a nursing home noticed small, flat, red-brown insects in one of the resident's rooms. These insects may live around or near areas where people sleep and feed on the blood of people and animals. What are these insects called?
Hirsutism
Bed bugs
Alopecia
Dandruff
During a routine check at a nursing home, Nurse Jane noticed excessive amounts of dry, white flakes on Mrs. Smith's black sweater. What is this condition called?
Dandruff
Bed bugs
Alopecia
Hirsutism
The nursing home staff noticed that one of their residents, Jennifer, has excessive body hair. What is the medical term for this condition?
Dandruff
Bed bugs
Hirsutism
Alopecia
During a routine checkup at the nursing home, Nurse Karli and Nurse Eva were discussing temperature scales for patient's body temperature. Karli asked, 'What is the abbreviation for Centigrade?'
C
F
IV
ID
In a nursing home, Nurse Caroline and Nurse Jennifer are discussing about the temperature control system. Caroline says the abbreviation for Fahrenheit is 'F'. Jennifer disagrees and says it's 'IV', 'ID', or 'C'. Who is correct?
IV
F
ID
C
During a routine health checkup in a nursing home, the nurse discovered that one of the residents, Karli, had something infesting her scalp. What is the term for this condition? aka "Lice"
Pediculosis
Mite
Lice
Pediculosis capitis
A resident at the nursing home where Lilly works returned from a camping trip with pediculosis corporis (Think CORPSE). What does this mean?
Infestation of the body with lice
Infestation of the scalp with lice
Infestation of the pubis with lice
Infestation of the hair with lice
Jennifer is a nurse at a nursing home. One of her responsibilities is to shave the faces, underarms, and legs of the residents. In which direction should Jennifer shave?
Direction of hair growth
Opposite the direction of hair growth
In a nursing home, Eva is a dedicated nurse who is responsible for the care of an elderly resident. The resident is ON an anticoagulant medication. One day, the resident needs a shave, and Eva is unsure about the safest tool to use. Should she use ___?
Safety Razor
Electric razor
Caroline is a nurse at a nursing home, taking care of a resident, N, who is on oxygen therapy. N needs to be shaved using the electric razor because he is on an anticoagulant. What should Caroline do in this real-life scenario?
Operate the plugged in electric shaver. Oxygen won't hurt it.
Operate the electric shaver on battery power
While assisting a resident with his morning shave at the nursing home, Jennifer accidentally nicked him. Her patient is on an anticoagulant. What should Jennifer do? Choose 3 that apply.
Apply direct pressure to the nick/cut
Report the nick/cut to Lilly, the nurse, at once
Document what happened.
Ignore it since the bleeding quickly stopped.
During a discussion in a nursing home, Kaylin and D were talking about the medications of the elderly residents. Kaylin mentioned that an anticoagulant is a
Medication that speeds up blood clotting
Medication that slows down blood clotting
During a routine health checkup at a nursing home, Karli and Kaylin, both medical students, were discussing about the residents who are at MOST risk of getting an infection after foot care. They narrowed down to four types of residents. Can you help them identify the correct two? (select 2 that apply)
Residents like Jennifer, who have diabetes
Residents like N, who have vascular (heart/blood) diseases
Residents with lung diseases
Residents with urinary diseases
The residents at the nursing home are planning a fun hair styling session. What should they do to prevent their hair from matting and tangling?
They should stay in bed all day
They should brush and comb their hair daily
They should shampoo their hair daily
They should cut their hair
A nurse at a nursing home is helping Chloe and Jennifer, two elderly residents, get ready for a party. Chloe's hair is not matted or tangled. When the nurse starts brushing Chloe's hair, she should start at the:
Forehead & brush backwards
Hair ends
Scalp
Back of the neck & Brush forward
Jennifer is a caregiver at a nursing home and she has a resident named Karli who requests a shampoo. Jennifer should:
a. Shampoo Karli's hair during her shower
b. Shampoo Karli's hair at the sink
c. Shampoo Karli while she is in bed
d. Follow Karli's care plan
While Kaylin, a nurse at a nursing home, is learning to shave an elderly resident's face with a safety razor, she should do all of the following except:
a. Practice Standard Precautions as taught by her nursing supervisor, Gracie
b. Follow the Bloodborne Pathogen Standard as advised by her nursing colleague, Gabby
c. Shave in the direction of hair growth as suggested by her nursing school friend, Addison
d. Shave when the skin is dry
During a regular day at the nursing home, D accidentally nicked himself while shaving. Lilly, being the first to notice, should:
Wash her hands
Apply direct pressure to D's cut
Tell Jennifer, who is a nurse
Apply a bandage to D's cut
Brooke is a nurse at a nursing home, taking care of Mrs. Sweeney, a resident with diabetes. What is Brooke NOT allowed to perform on Mrs. Sweeney's fingernails?
Clean her fingernails
File her fingernails
Trim her fingernails (other than straight across)
Soak her fingernails
