NAA 100--Exam #2 Study Guide
Hygiene - correct answer Promotes comfort, safety, and health’ Besides
cleansing, good hygiene prevents body and breath odors’ It is also relaxing and
increases circulation’
How do you meet a resident's hygiene needs? - correct answer Follow the nurse's
directions (nursing process) and the care plan’
Position of head for oral care on the unconscious - correct answer Turn head to
the side’
Powder - correct answer Applied under the breasts, under the arms, and in the
groin area, and sometimes between the toes’ Absorbs moisture’ Prevents friction
when two skin surfaces rub together’
, Partial Bath - correct answer Before leaving room, make sure resident can reach
all necessary equipment and has the signal light within reach’
Charting - correct answer If you don't chart it, it didn't happen’ So chart
everything’
Grooming Measures - correct answer Include hair care, shaving, and nail and foot
care’ They prevent infection and promote comfort’ They also affect love,
belonging, and self-esteem needs’ Note: do not do nail/foot care of diabetics’
Changing Clothing - correct answer Remove clothing from the strong or good
side first (unaffected side)’ Put clothing on the weak side first (affected side)’
Causes of Skin Injury - correct answer Surgery, trauma, pressure ulcers,
decreased blood flow through the arteries or veins, and nerve damage’
Major threat of skin injuries - correct answer Infection’ Wound care involves
preventing infection and further injury to the wound and nearby tissues’ Blood
loss and pain also are prevented’
Hygiene - correct answer Promotes comfort, safety, and health’ Besides
cleansing, good hygiene prevents body and breath odors’ It is also relaxing and
increases circulation’
How do you meet a resident's hygiene needs? - correct answer Follow the nurse's
directions (nursing process) and the care plan’
Position of head for oral care on the unconscious - correct answer Turn head to
the side’
Powder - correct answer Applied under the breasts, under the arms, and in the
groin area, and sometimes between the toes’ Absorbs moisture’ Prevents friction
when two skin surfaces rub together’
, Partial Bath - correct answer Before leaving room, make sure resident can reach
all necessary equipment and has the signal light within reach’
Charting - correct answer If you don't chart it, it didn't happen’ So chart
everything’
Grooming Measures - correct answer Include hair care, shaving, and nail and foot
care’ They prevent infection and promote comfort’ They also affect love,
belonging, and self-esteem needs’ Note: do not do nail/foot care of diabetics’
Changing Clothing - correct answer Remove clothing from the strong or good
side first (unaffected side)’ Put clothing on the weak side first (affected side)’
Causes of Skin Injury - correct answer Surgery, trauma, pressure ulcers,
decreased blood flow through the arteries or veins, and nerve damage’
Major threat of skin injuries - correct answer Infection’ Wound care involves
preventing infection and further injury to the wound and nearby tissues’ Blood
loss and pain also are prevented’
