Assignments,
Chapter 32, Hygiene
Fundamentals of Nursing: The Art and Science of Person-Centered Nursing Care 10th ed.
(Taylor 2025/2026)
Written Assignments Learning Outcomes
1. Describe the hygiene care you would be expected 2, 3, 5
to provide for the following patients:
A comatose patient
An older adult female patient with dentures
and glasses
A 35-year-old male patient who is in a body
cast
A postoperative female patient who has
diabetic foot ulcers
2. Describe your feelings about giving complete 5, 7
physical care to a member of the opposite sex. If you
have negative feelings, provide solutions to avoid
embarrassing your patient and yourself.
3. Choose a partner and examine each other’s skin. 2, 3
Write an assessment of your findings. If you have
noted skin alterations, devise a nursing plan to
, Written Assignments Learning Outcomes
alleviate the condition.
Group Assignments Learning Outcomes
1. Your teacher will divide the class into small groups. 1, 3, 4
Discuss how you would handle the following
situations:
Facility protocol requires a daily bath, but your
assigned patient refuses to have one.
Mrs. Jane is a 79-year-old diabetic. During
morning care, she asks you to soak and trim
her toenails.
Mr. Sal has an artificial eye, but he is unable to
provide self-care.
Miss Mack was in a motorcycle accident a
week ago. Her hair is matted together with old
blood.
Mr. Toss has an area the size of a quarter on his
coccyx that is red and blistered.
Make a sample list of the nursing interventions for
Chapter 32, Hygiene
Fundamentals of Nursing: The Art and Science of Person-Centered Nursing Care 10th ed.
(Taylor 2025/2026)
Written Assignments Learning Outcomes
1. Describe the hygiene care you would be expected 2, 3, 5
to provide for the following patients:
A comatose patient
An older adult female patient with dentures
and glasses
A 35-year-old male patient who is in a body
cast
A postoperative female patient who has
diabetic foot ulcers
2. Describe your feelings about giving complete 5, 7
physical care to a member of the opposite sex. If you
have negative feelings, provide solutions to avoid
embarrassing your patient and yourself.
3. Choose a partner and examine each other’s skin. 2, 3
Write an assessment of your findings. If you have
noted skin alterations, devise a nursing plan to
, Written Assignments Learning Outcomes
alleviate the condition.
Group Assignments Learning Outcomes
1. Your teacher will divide the class into small groups. 1, 3, 4
Discuss how you would handle the following
situations:
Facility protocol requires a daily bath, but your
assigned patient refuses to have one.
Mrs. Jane is a 79-year-old diabetic. During
morning care, she asks you to soak and trim
her toenails.
Mr. Sal has an artificial eye, but he is unable to
provide self-care.
Miss Mack was in a motorcycle accident a
week ago. Her hair is matted together with old
blood.
Mr. Toss has an area the size of a quarter on his
coccyx that is red and blistered.
Make a sample list of the nursing interventions for
