NUR 311 Final Exam Study Guide
Questions With Correct Answers
How do you properly identify the client prior to assessment or
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administering care in the inpatient setting? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--
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Patient Name |
-Patient Medical Record #/ Identification #;
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-Birth date, when possible;
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How do you properly identify the client prior to assessment or
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administering care in the LTC (long-term care) setting? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔--Patient Name; |
-Birth date;
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-A visual picture of patient may be used if patient is unresponsive,
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confused, etc. |
True or False: It is not necessary to perform hand hygiene prior to
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performing a procedure using clean technique - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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False
When is it appropriate to use soap and water? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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•When hands are visibly dirty
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,•When hands are visibly soiled with or in contact with blood or other
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body fluids
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•Before eating and after using the restroom
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•If exposure to certain organisms, such as those causing anthrax or C.
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diff
When is it appropriate to use an alcohol-based hand rub? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-When hands are not visibly soiled | | | | |
What is the purpose of bathing? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Bathing the
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patient gives the nurse the opportunity to:
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Assess psychological needs
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Assess learning needs
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Assess orientation to time, place and person
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Perform a head to toe assessment
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Cleanse the skin - removing oil, perspiration, dead skin and bacteria
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Stimulate circulation |
Produce a sense of well-being | | | |
Refresh and relax the patient
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Improve morale and self-esteem| | |
,What is the preferred method of bathing for a client who is ambulatory
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and tolerates activity? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Shower & tub bath
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What is the preferred method of bathing for a client with physical
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limitations, such as fatigue or limited range of motion? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Bed Bath |
What should you encourage or assist the client with prior to bathing to
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lessen the likelihood that the bath will be interrupted? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Using the restroom, bed pan, urination, defecation | | | | | |
What is considered to be a comfortable working height for providing a
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bed bath? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Elbow/ waist height
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When providing a patient bed bath, what area of the body will you
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cleanse first and last? Why? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1st: eyes- can not
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use soap (only warm water)
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Last: perineal area- most contaminated
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What is the most important concept and techniques regarding perineal
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care? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-- least to most contaminated
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- use different clean washcloth and water
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- use different section of washcloth for each wipe
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-rinse and dry completely
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, What is the purpose of oral care? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-prevent
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bacteria, keep teeth clean
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What position should you place the patient in prior to providing oral
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care? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-sitting or side-lying position.
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What age should a person begin implementing oral hygiene? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-
How do you clean the oral cavity of a client who wears dentures? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-•Use a soft bristle toothbrush and paste to
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gently clean gums, mucous membranes, and tongue.
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How do you clean dentures? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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How should you store cleaned dentures that are not immediately
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replaced in the client's mouth? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-In cold water
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How do you check the gag reflex in an unresponsive client? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-stick tool in mid to back tongue and check for reflex. No
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reflex could lead to aspiration
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Questions With Correct Answers
How do you properly identify the client prior to assessment or
| | | | | | | | | | |
administering care in the inpatient setting? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--
| | | | | | | |
Patient Name |
-Patient Medical Record #/ Identification #;
| | | | |
-Birth date, when possible;
| | |
How do you properly identify the client prior to assessment or
| | | | | | | | | | |
administering care in the LTC (long-term care) setting? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔--Patient Name; |
-Birth date;
|
-A visual picture of patient may be used if patient is unresponsive,
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confused, etc. |
True or False: It is not necessary to perform hand hygiene prior to
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performing a procedure using clean technique - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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False
When is it appropriate to use soap and water? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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•When hands are visibly dirty
| | | |
,•When hands are visibly soiled with or in contact with blood or other
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
body fluids
|
•Before eating and after using the restroom
| | | | | |
•If exposure to certain organisms, such as those causing anthrax or C.
| | | | | | | | | | | |
diff
When is it appropriate to use an alcohol-based hand rub? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-When hands are not visibly soiled | | | | |
What is the purpose of bathing? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Bathing the
| | | | | | | | | |
patient gives the nurse the opportunity to:
| | | | | |
Assess psychological needs
| |
Assess learning needs
| |
Assess orientation to time, place and person
| | | | | |
Perform a head to toe assessment
| | | | |
Cleanse the skin - removing oil, perspiration, dead skin and bacteria
| | | | | | | | | |
Stimulate circulation |
Produce a sense of well-being | | | |
Refresh and relax the patient
| | | |
Improve morale and self-esteem| | |
,What is the preferred method of bathing for a client who is ambulatory
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
and tolerates activity? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Shower & tub bath
| | | | | | | |
What is the preferred method of bathing for a client with physical
| | | | | | | | | | | |
limitations, such as fatigue or limited range of motion? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-Bed Bath |
What should you encourage or assist the client with prior to bathing to
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
lessen the likelihood that the bath will be interrupted? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-Using the restroom, bed pan, urination, defecation | | | | | |
What is considered to be a comfortable working height for providing a
| | | | | | | | | | | |
bed bath? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Elbow/ waist height
| | | | | |
When providing a patient bed bath, what area of the body will you
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
cleanse first and last? Why? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1st: eyes- can not
| | | | | | | | | | |
use soap (only warm water)
| | | |
Last: perineal area- most contaminated
| | | |
What is the most important concept and techniques regarding perineal
| | | | | | | | | |
care? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-- least to most contaminated
| | | | | | |
- use different clean washcloth and water
| | | | | |
- use different section of washcloth for each wipe
| | | | | | | |
-rinse and dry completely
| | |
, What is the purpose of oral care? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-prevent
| | | | | | | | | |
bacteria, keep teeth clean
| | |
What position should you place the patient in prior to providing oral
| | | | | | | | | | | |
care? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-sitting or side-lying position.
| | | | | |
What age should a person begin implementing oral hygiene? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-
How do you clean the oral cavity of a client who wears dentures? -
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-•Use a soft bristle toothbrush and paste to
| | | | | | | | |
gently clean gums, mucous membranes, and tongue.
| | | | | |
How do you clean dentures? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | | |
How should you store cleaned dentures that are not immediately
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replaced in the client's mouth? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-In cold water
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How do you check the gag reflex in an unresponsive client? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-stick tool in mid to back tongue and check for reflex. No
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reflex could lead to aspiration
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