Question 1

The nurse is assisting a patient to insert contacts and a contact is dropped. What action should occur next?

Accepted Answer

A)  Moisten the finger with lens solution and gently touch it to pick it up. 
B)  Moisten the contact lens with tap water and pick it up. 
C)  Pick it up and insert the contact lens. 
D)  Discard the contact lens. 
A)  Moisten the finger with lens solution and gently touch it to pick it up. 
B)  Moisten the contact lens with tap water and pick it up. 
C)  Pick it up and insert the contact lens. 
D)  Discard the contact lens.

Question 2

What action by the nurse is inappropriate regarding denture care?

Accepted Answer

A)  Carrying the dentures to the sink wrapped in a paper towel 
B)  Placing a towel in the sink and brushing the dentures over the towel 
C)  Brushing the dentures as the nurse would the teeth of a conscious patient 
D)  Applying adhesive, then inserting upper and then lower dentures 
A)  Carrying the dentures to the sink wrapped in a paper towel 
B)  Placing a towel in the sink and brushing the dentures over the towel 
C)  Brushing the dentures as the nurse would the teeth of a conscious patient 
D)  Applying adhesive, then inserting upper and then lower dentures

Question 3

The UAP asks why the arms are washed from distal to proximal. Which response by the nurse is appropriate?

Accepted Answer

A)  To promote circulation 
B)  To maintain asepsis 
C)  To maintain comfort 
D)  To maintain tradition 
A)  To promote circulation 
B)  To maintain asepsis 
C)  To maintain comfort 
D)  To maintain tradition

Question 4

The nurse is bathing a patient and notes reddened skin above the coccyx. Which actions by the nurse are appropriate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Apply a barrier cream and massage the area. 
B)  Document the findings. 
C)  Position the patient to relieve pressure on coccyx. 
D)  Report the area to the charge nurse. 
E)  Report the new finding to the provider. 
A)  Apply a barrier cream and massage the area. 
B)  Document the findings. 
C)  Position the patient to relieve pressure on coccyx. 
D)  Report the area to the charge nurse. 
E)  Report the new finding to the provider.

Question 5

The nurse should avoid soaking the feet of which patient population?

Accepted Answer

A)  Patients with peripheral vascular disease 
B)  Patients with a stroke 
C)  Patients with diabetes 
D)  Patients with arthritis 
E)  Patients who are malnourished 
A)  Patients with peripheral vascular disease 
B)  Patients with a stroke 
C)  Patients with diabetes 
D)  Patients with arthritis 
E)  Patients who are malnourished

Exam 27: Hygiene and Personal Care

The nurse is assisting a patient to insert contacts and a contact is dropped. What action should occur next?

What action by the nurse is inappropriate regarding denture care?

The UAP asks why the arms are washed from distal to proximal. Which response by the nurse is appropriate?

The nurse is bathing a patient and notes reddened skin above the coccyx. Which actions by the nurse are appropriate?

The nurse should avoid soaking the feet of which patient population?

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