Ch. 18 Hygiene Latest Update Already Graded A

Ch. 18 Hygiene Latest Update Already Graded A Evening Care Another name for PM care Perineal Cleaning the genital and anal areas; pericare PM care Another name for evening care AM care routine care performed before breakfast or early morning care Oral hygiene mouth care or measures that keep the mouth and teeth clean Tartar hardening plaque on teeth Aspiration occurs when breathing fluid or an object into the lungs Morning care Care given after breakfast when cleanliness and skin care and more thorough Pericare Another name for perineal care Plaque A think film that sticks to the teeth. It contains saliva, micoorganisms, and other substances Early morning care Another name for AM care Denture An artificial tooth or set of artificial teeth If a person needs help with personal hygiene, you can find out what needs they have by... following the nurse's instructions and the care plan You should assist a person with personal hygiene... whenever help is needed When giving personal hygiene, you need to remember to protect the person's right to privacy and personal choice Which hygiene measures is not done before breakfast? Straightening residents units, including making beds What is done every time you assist with hygiene measures throughout the day? face and hand washing If good oral hygiene is not done regularly, the person may develop tartar, which will lead to... peridontal disease which health team member may not asses the person's need for mouth care? physical therapist Teeth are flossed to remove plaque from the teeth, remove tartar from the teeth, and to remove food from between the teeth What is correct when flossing the teeth? hold the floss between the middle fingers, move the floss gently up and down between teeth, move to a new section of floss after every second tooth sponge swabs are used for... persons with sore, tender mouths and for unconscious persons you follow Standard Precautions and the Bloodborne pathogen standard when giving oral hygiene because gums may bleed during mouth care when the person is able to perform oral hygiene in bed, you arrange the items on the... overbed table when you are brushing the person's teeth, what steps are correct? let the person rinse the mouth with water, brush the person's tongue gently, floss the persons teeth when you are brushing the person's teeth, what steps in not correct? only using a sponge swab to clean the teeth when providing mouth care for an unconscious person, position the person on one side with the head turned well to the side to prevent or reduce the risk of aspiration Mouth care is given to an unconscious person... at least every 2 hours