Exam 2: Personal Care and Hygiene

A nurse in the pediatric clinic sees a parent with a young daughter. The parent is concerned that several children in the grade school have head lice. What teaching by the nurse is best?

A nurse has been assigned several bed baths and is very busy. One client requests to have the bath and hygiene care provided on the evening shift instead of now. What response by the nurse is most appropriate?

The registered nurse is discussing oral care with a unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP). The UAP has not provided oral care to several clients by the end of the shift. The UAP states "What's the big deal? Sometimes I don't brush my teeth twice a day." What response by the nurse is best?

What does the nurse know about hygiene? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse wants to delegate various aspects of hygiene care to unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP). What actions by the nurse are most important? (Select all that apply.)

What is the best way to position the client on this bedpan?

The client with an IV and bladder catheter has finished bathing and the nurse assists with changing the client's gown. After completing this activity, what action does the nurse take next?

The nurse knows the relationship between the skin and infection is which of the following?

In order to reduce falls on the inpatient unit, what directive by the nurse manager would have the biggest impact?

A new nurse has never taken care of hearing aids before. What information does the charge nurse provide about care of these devices? (Select all that apply.)

A student is providing oral care to clients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). What action by the student demonstrates a need for further education?

A nurse is delegating hygiene tasks to a unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP). For which clients does the nurse tell the UAP not to provide a foot soak? (Select all that apply.)

When making a bed, which action by the nurse is most important for infection control?

A new nurse has not cared for African-American hair before. What information does the charge nurse share?

A nurse chooses to bathe a client instead of delegating it to unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP). What rationale for this choice is most likely?

A client on bedrest perspires heavily in dependent areas and has developed a fungal rash from the heat and moisture. What type of bed does the nurse order to best assist this client?

A nurse is preparing to give a newborn a bath. What action does the nurse take first?

A nurse is frustrated that the specific skin-care regime on an older client is not working as well as possible to protect the client's fragile skin. What assessments by the nurse take priority for this client? (Select all that apply.)

A hospitalized client asks the nurse to cut fingernails and toenails. What response by the nurse is best?

Parents call the nurse at the clinic distraught because the school says their child has head lice and cannot return until the infestation has been treated. One parent states "I can't believe they think we are so filthy!" What response by the nurse is best?