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What is hygiene?
What does it contribute to? - Answer✔-Hygiene describes activities involved in maintaining
personal cleanliness and grooming.
-Personal hygiene contributes to physical and psychological well-being.
What are some ADLs related to hygiene?
Why do we perform ADLs? - Answer✔-bathing, showering, brushing and flossing teeth,
combing hair, etc.
-promote comfort, improve self-image, and decrease infection and disease
What is our role related to hygiene? - Answer✔-assess patient self-care abilities
-provide assistance with ADLs
-Promote self care in ADLs
-delegate appropriate parts of hygiene care
What are some factors that influence hygiene and self-care practices? - Answer✔-psychosocial
factors
-personal preferences
-culture
-religion
What are some personal preferences that influence hygiene?
What should you always check for before giving a bath? - Answer✔-One person may shower in
the morning to wake up.
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-Some bathe in the evening to relax before going to sleep.
Choice of -soaps, deodorants, shampoos, and moisturizers varies from person to person as well.
-allergies to soaps
A nurse should respect and accommodate each person's preferences and differences whenever
possible.
What does
this reflects? - Answer✔your caring and promotes maximum participation and independence
for your patient.
What are some cultural preferences that influence hygiene? - Answer✔-America most consider
daily bathing, deodorant, and brushing the teeth necessary to eliminate body odors.
-Other cultures may consider body odors to be completely normal and acceptable, and may
find a weekly bath sufficient.
How does your economic status effect your hygiene? - Answer✔-You may not have access to
certain facilities
-you may have monetary constraints
Give an example of how knowledge level can affect hygiene. - Answer✔Some people are not
taught to clean perennial area from front to back or to floss their teeth
What are five physical factors that can influence hygiene and self-care? Elaborate. - Answer✔-
Pain: limit to mobility and energy
-Limited mobility: decreased range of motion, weakness, bedrest, IV tubing
-Sensory deficits: decreased independence and increased safety concerns
-Cognitive impairments (dementia, delirium, CVA, Alzheimer's, TBA):
Cannot determine need for hygiene, Cannot problem-solve ADL processes, Forgets when last
performed hygiene and ADLs.
-Emotional disturbances: Profound lack of energy for ADLs and Altered reality does not include
hygiene.
What clients are at high risk for yeast infections?
Where are they usually located?
What is one precaution you can take to prevent them? - Answer✔-women and diabetics
-vagina, armpits and skin folds
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-make sure you dry between skin folds
In a hospital what hygiene care is performed in the early morning? - Answer✔wash face and
hands, mouth care
In a hospital what hygiene care is performed after breakfast - Answer✔bathing, toileting, hair,
skin, bed making
In a hospital what hygiene care is performed in the afternoon - Answer✔toileting,
handwashing, oral care, readying for visitors
In a hospital what hygiene care is performed prior to sleep? - Answer✔relaxation activities,
readying environment to facilitate sleep
What should you do prior to delegating hygiene care? - Answer✔-Assess the patient
-Instruct the Nursing Assistant on:
--Client's limitations.
--Amount of assistance needed.
--Use of assistive devices.
--Presence and care of tubes.
--Observations to make during hygiene care.
What should you assess for in the integumentary system? - Answer✔-Color: pallor (paleness),
erythema (redness & related to vasodilation), jaundice (yellowish)
-Conditions that affect the skin: maceration, pruritus, acne
-Alterations in skin integrity: abrasions, pressure ulcers
What are five key points to remember while bathing a patient? - Answer✔-Always know
patients activity level.
-Bathing Distal to proximal
-Never massage legs.
-Water temperature 105.
-Keep patient covered throughout bath.
What are the three most common baths? Describe the care involved. - Answer✔-Assist bath:
Bathe areas hard to reach
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NU 301 Exam 1 Questions With Correct
Answers 100% Verified.
What is hygiene?
What does it contribute to? - Answer✔-Hygiene describes activities involved in maintaining
personal cleanliness and grooming.
-Personal hygiene contributes to physical and psychological well-being.
What are some ADLs related to hygiene?
Why do we perform ADLs? - Answer✔-bathing, showering, brushing and flossing teeth,
combing hair, etc.
-promote comfort, improve self-image, and decrease infection and disease
What is our role related to hygiene? - Answer✔-assess patient self-care abilities
-provide assistance with ADLs
-Promote self care in ADLs
-delegate appropriate parts of hygiene care
What are some factors that influence hygiene and self-care practices? - Answer✔-psychosocial
factors
-personal preferences
-culture
-religion
What are some personal preferences that influence hygiene?
What should you always check for before giving a bath? - Answer✔-One person may shower in
the morning to wake up.
1
, ©THESTAR 2024/2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 10:31AM. A+
-Some bathe in the evening to relax before going to sleep.
Choice of -soaps, deodorants, shampoos, and moisturizers varies from person to person as well.
-allergies to soaps
A nurse should respect and accommodate each person's preferences and differences whenever
possible.
What does
this reflects? - Answer✔your caring and promotes maximum participation and independence
for your patient.
What are some cultural preferences that influence hygiene? - Answer✔-America most consider
daily bathing, deodorant, and brushing the teeth necessary to eliminate body odors.
-Other cultures may consider body odors to be completely normal and acceptable, and may
find a weekly bath sufficient.
How does your economic status effect your hygiene? - Answer✔-You may not have access to
certain facilities
-you may have monetary constraints
Give an example of how knowledge level can affect hygiene. - Answer✔Some people are not
taught to clean perennial area from front to back or to floss their teeth
What are five physical factors that can influence hygiene and self-care? Elaborate. - Answer✔-
Pain: limit to mobility and energy
-Limited mobility: decreased range of motion, weakness, bedrest, IV tubing
-Sensory deficits: decreased independence and increased safety concerns
-Cognitive impairments (dementia, delirium, CVA, Alzheimer's, TBA):
Cannot determine need for hygiene, Cannot problem-solve ADL processes, Forgets when last
performed hygiene and ADLs.
-Emotional disturbances: Profound lack of energy for ADLs and Altered reality does not include
hygiene.
What clients are at high risk for yeast infections?
Where are they usually located?
What is one precaution you can take to prevent them? - Answer✔-women and diabetics
-vagina, armpits and skin folds
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-make sure you dry between skin folds
In a hospital what hygiene care is performed in the early morning? - Answer✔wash face and
hands, mouth care
In a hospital what hygiene care is performed after breakfast - Answer✔bathing, toileting, hair,
skin, bed making
In a hospital what hygiene care is performed in the afternoon - Answer✔toileting,
handwashing, oral care, readying for visitors
In a hospital what hygiene care is performed prior to sleep? - Answer✔relaxation activities,
readying environment to facilitate sleep
What should you do prior to delegating hygiene care? - Answer✔-Assess the patient
-Instruct the Nursing Assistant on:
--Client's limitations.
--Amount of assistance needed.
--Use of assistive devices.
--Presence and care of tubes.
--Observations to make during hygiene care.
What should you assess for in the integumentary system? - Answer✔-Color: pallor (paleness),
erythema (redness & related to vasodilation), jaundice (yellowish)
-Conditions that affect the skin: maceration, pruritus, acne
-Alterations in skin integrity: abrasions, pressure ulcers
What are five key points to remember while bathing a patient? - Answer✔-Always know
patients activity level.
-Bathing Distal to proximal
-Never massage legs.
-Water temperature 105.
-Keep patient covered throughout bath.
What are the three most common baths? Describe the care involved. - Answer✔-Assist bath:
Bathe areas hard to reach
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