NSG 3100 CORE MAIN QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
SURE A+
✔✔rules for baths - ✔✔-long firm strokes
-inspect skin
-persuasion
-stop if distress
-use distraction
-ask for help
✔✔complete bath - ✔✔sponge bath
✔✔self help bath - ✔✔patients confined to bed;can help with back/feet
✔✔partial bath - ✔✔client washes everything;nurse washes back
✔✔bag bath - ✔✔Commercially prepared washcloths that are moistened with a no-
rinse-required cleaning product.
✔✔towel bath - ✔✔Nurse uses a single large towel to cover and wash a client
✔✔tub bath - ✔✔A bath given in a tub.
✔✔independent - ✔✔no bathing assistance needed
✔✔Semi-dependent - ✔✔requires help from another person
✔✔moderately dependent - ✔✔help from another person and/or device
✔✔totally dependent - ✔✔not able to participate at all
✔✔foot care basics - ✔✔-nails cut straight across
, -diabetics
-no lotion between toes, may cause fissures and cracks in skin
✔✔Oral care basics - ✔✔-no lemon glycerin swabs (erodes enamel)
-mouth swab in water
-suction available
✔✔critical thinking-independence - ✔✔think for yourself
✔✔critical thinking-fair minedness - ✔✔consider all points of view
✔✔critical thinking-insight into egocentricity - ✔✔be aware of own biases
✔✔critical thinking-intellectual humility - ✔✔admitting you dont know
✔✔critical thinking-challenge status quo and rituals - ✔✔ask why
✔✔critical thinking-integrity - ✔✔admit when wrong
✔✔critical thinking-perseverance - ✔✔keep pushing forward and making progress
✔✔critical thinking-confidence - ✔✔confident in words and actions
✔✔critical thinking-curiosity - ✔✔gain new knowledge
✔✔clinical reasoning - ✔✔process used by practitioners to plan, direct, perform, and
reflect on client care
✔✔applying critical thinking in practice - ✔✔-prioritize mult patients
-cultural impacts on care outcomes
-logical reasoning
-review current evidence based research
✔✔preventing falls - ✔✔-familiarize with environment
-teach call light
-personal items in reach
-handrails
-bed locked and low
-nonslip footwear
-nightlight
-clean, dry floor
✔✔Fall Risk Factors - ✔✔-Poor Vision
-Cognitive dysfunction (confusion, disorientation, impaired memory/judgement)
SURE A+
✔✔rules for baths - ✔✔-long firm strokes
-inspect skin
-persuasion
-stop if distress
-use distraction
-ask for help
✔✔complete bath - ✔✔sponge bath
✔✔self help bath - ✔✔patients confined to bed;can help with back/feet
✔✔partial bath - ✔✔client washes everything;nurse washes back
✔✔bag bath - ✔✔Commercially prepared washcloths that are moistened with a no-
rinse-required cleaning product.
✔✔towel bath - ✔✔Nurse uses a single large towel to cover and wash a client
✔✔tub bath - ✔✔A bath given in a tub.
✔✔independent - ✔✔no bathing assistance needed
✔✔Semi-dependent - ✔✔requires help from another person
✔✔moderately dependent - ✔✔help from another person and/or device
✔✔totally dependent - ✔✔not able to participate at all
✔✔foot care basics - ✔✔-nails cut straight across
, -diabetics
-no lotion between toes, may cause fissures and cracks in skin
✔✔Oral care basics - ✔✔-no lemon glycerin swabs (erodes enamel)
-mouth swab in water
-suction available
✔✔critical thinking-independence - ✔✔think for yourself
✔✔critical thinking-fair minedness - ✔✔consider all points of view
✔✔critical thinking-insight into egocentricity - ✔✔be aware of own biases
✔✔critical thinking-intellectual humility - ✔✔admitting you dont know
✔✔critical thinking-challenge status quo and rituals - ✔✔ask why
✔✔critical thinking-integrity - ✔✔admit when wrong
✔✔critical thinking-perseverance - ✔✔keep pushing forward and making progress
✔✔critical thinking-confidence - ✔✔confident in words and actions
✔✔critical thinking-curiosity - ✔✔gain new knowledge
✔✔clinical reasoning - ✔✔process used by practitioners to plan, direct, perform, and
reflect on client care
✔✔applying critical thinking in practice - ✔✔-prioritize mult patients
-cultural impacts on care outcomes
-logical reasoning
-review current evidence based research
✔✔preventing falls - ✔✔-familiarize with environment
-teach call light
-personal items in reach
-handrails
-bed locked and low
-nonslip footwear
-nightlight
-clean, dry floor
✔✔Fall Risk Factors - ✔✔-Poor Vision
-Cognitive dysfunction (confusion, disorientation, impaired memory/judgement)
