Personal
Hygiene
-
Practice
questions
ATI
Questions
And
Answers You
enter
your
patient's
room
and
prepare
to
perform
a
more
thorough
skin
assessment
while
bathing
him.
He
seems
reluctant
to
allow
you
to
proceed
with
this
process.
You
respond
appropriately
by
-
ANS
explaining
that
you
understand
his
reluctance
but
must
check
his
skin
for
injuries.
You
prepare
your
patient
for
bathing.
You
place
your
supplies
within
reach,
and
then
you
-
ANS
replace
the
linens
with
a
bath
blanket,
then
begin
the
procedure.
You
begin
the
bathing
process,
promoting
the
patient's
comfort
by
-
ANS
encouraging
the
patient
to
assist
as
much
as
possible.
While
washing
the
patient's
face,
you
note
the
presence
of
cerumen
in
his
left
ear
canal.
You
-
ANS
use
a
damp
cloth
or
gentle
irrigation
to
loosen
debris
from
the
canal.
You
notice
that
your
patient
has
mild
edema
of
the
lower
extremities.
You
encourage
venous
return
by
-
ANS
washing
his
legs
using
long,
gentle,
distal-to-proximal
strokes.
While
washing
the
patient's
ankles
and
feet,
you
note
the
absence
of
hair
and
that
the
skin
has
a
glossy
appearance.
The
most
likely
explanation
for
these
findings
is
-
ANS
a
lack
of
blood
flow
to
these
tissues.
To
reduce
the
risk
of
aspiration
during
the
bath,
you
-
ANS
have
another
staff
member
assist
you
with
the
procedure.
You
are
now
going
to
provide
oral
care
to
this
patient.
In
preparation,
you
place
the
patient
in
-
ANS
a
side-lying
position.
For
an
unconscious
patient,
you
know
that
eye
care
-
ANS
should
be
provided
frequently.
While
washing
the
patient's
lower
back,
you
note
an
area
near
the
sacrum
that
is
erythematous
and
showing
signs
of
further
breakdown.
You
-
ANS
gently
wash
the
area
with
soapy
water
to
help
keep
it
clean.
You
have
completed
your
patient's
bath,
and
now
retrieve
her
dentures
from
her
personal
belongings.
You
care
for
the
dentures
appropriately
by
-
ANS
brushing
them
with
a
toothbrush
and
denture
cleaner
and
rinsing
with
tepid
water.
Hygiene
-
Practice
questions
ATI
Questions
And
Answers You
enter
your
patient's
room
and
prepare
to
perform
a
more
thorough
skin
assessment
while
bathing
him.
He
seems
reluctant
to
allow
you
to
proceed
with
this
process.
You
respond
appropriately
by
-
ANS
explaining
that
you
understand
his
reluctance
but
must
check
his
skin
for
injuries.
You
prepare
your
patient
for
bathing.
You
place
your
supplies
within
reach,
and
then
you
-
ANS
replace
the
linens
with
a
bath
blanket,
then
begin
the
procedure.
You
begin
the
bathing
process,
promoting
the
patient's
comfort
by
-
ANS
encouraging
the
patient
to
assist
as
much
as
possible.
While
washing
the
patient's
face,
you
note
the
presence
of
cerumen
in
his
left
ear
canal.
You
-
ANS
use
a
damp
cloth
or
gentle
irrigation
to
loosen
debris
from
the
canal.
You
notice
that
your
patient
has
mild
edema
of
the
lower
extremities.
You
encourage
venous
return
by
-
ANS
washing
his
legs
using
long,
gentle,
distal-to-proximal
strokes.
While
washing
the
patient's
ankles
and
feet,
you
note
the
absence
of
hair
and
that
the
skin
has
a
glossy
appearance.
The
most
likely
explanation
for
these
findings
is
-
ANS
a
lack
of
blood
flow
to
these
tissues.
To
reduce
the
risk
of
aspiration
during
the
bath,
you
-
ANS
have
another
staff
member
assist
you
with
the
procedure.
You
are
now
going
to
provide
oral
care
to
this
patient.
In
preparation,
you
place
the
patient
in
-
ANS
a
side-lying
position.
For
an
unconscious
patient,
you
know
that
eye
care
-
ANS
should
be
provided
frequently.
While
washing
the
patient's
lower
back,
you
note
an
area
near
the
sacrum
that
is
erythematous
and
showing
signs
of
further
breakdown.
You
-
ANS
gently
wash
the
area
with
soapy
water
to
help
keep
it
clean.
You
have
completed
your
patient's
bath,
and
now
retrieve
her
dentures
from
her
personal
belongings.
You
care
for
the
dentures
appropriately
by
-
ANS
brushing
them
with
a
toothbrush
and
denture
cleaner
and
rinsing
with
tepid
water.
