NSG 3100 EXAM 1 | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
• Rules for hand washing -✓✓ -15-20 seconds
-hands lower than elbows
-firm rubbing circular motion
-remove jewelry
• 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
2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
• Rules for hand washing -✓✓ -15-20 seconds
-hands lower than elbows
-firm rubbing circular motion
-remove jewelry
• 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
