PSW NACC PRACTICE EXAM | 200
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
RATED A+ | LATEST 2025/2026
Pregnant women of those planning to become pregnant or breastfeeding
should not have more than ____ mg of caffeine per day
- correct answer - 300
An illness caused by improperly cooked or stored food; diarrhea,
nausea, vomiting are common signs
- correct answer - foodborne illness
Hair loss; full or partial
- correct answer - alopecia
Excessive hair growth in women in locations where the occurrence of
visible/course hair is normally minimal/absent
- correct answer - hirtsutism
Infestation with lice - correct answer - pediculosis
Head lice (scalp) - correct answer - pediculosis capitis
,An infestation with lice in the pubic hair and pubic region
- correct answer - pediculosis pubis
An infestation with body lice
- correct answer - pediculosis corporis
Shave hair in the ________ of hair growth
*never wet face if using an electric razor
- correct answer - direction
______ razors are not used for those on o2
- correct answer - electric
-diabetes
-poor circulation to legs/feet
-take anticoagulants
-thick/ingrown toenails
-uncooperative/combative
- correct answer - do not cut the nails of these clients...
Hair removal may cause...
,- correct answer - ingrown hairs
Dress the client from the _________ side first
- correct answer - affected
Dress affected side first
- correct answer - daf
Remove unaffected side first
- correct answer - ruf
Aka compression stockings, aka thromboembolic devices (ted)
Close-fitting, elastic stockings designed to prevent swelling and blood
clots in lower extremities by exerting pressure on the veins, increasing
venous blood flow to the heart
- correct answer - anti-embolic stockings
Apply ted stockings in the ______, ______ client gets out of bed
- correct answer - am, before
Ted stockings are removed ______, for _____ minutes, as per careplan
- correct answer - q8h, 30
, Made when a bed is expected to be unoccupied for several hours or
days--the top linen is pulled up, the bedspread is neatly pulled over the
pillow; usually done when pt is up for most of the day
- correct answer - closed bed
Made shortly before the bed is to be occupied--top linens are folded
back so pt can get into bed easily
- correct answer - open bed
A bed that is made while the patient is in bed
- correct answer - occupied bed
Space between side bars of a crib should be no more than ____ cm
- correct answer - 6
Inflammation and degeneration of gums, teeth, and surrounding bone
- correct answer - peridontal disease
A thin film that sticks to the teeth; it contains saliva, microbes, and other
substances (results from poor oral hygiene), causes tooth decay/cavities
- correct answer - biofilm
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
RATED A+ | LATEST 2025/2026
Pregnant women of those planning to become pregnant or breastfeeding
should not have more than ____ mg of caffeine per day
- correct answer - 300
An illness caused by improperly cooked or stored food; diarrhea,
nausea, vomiting are common signs
- correct answer - foodborne illness
Hair loss; full or partial
- correct answer - alopecia
Excessive hair growth in women in locations where the occurrence of
visible/course hair is normally minimal/absent
- correct answer - hirtsutism
Infestation with lice - correct answer - pediculosis
Head lice (scalp) - correct answer - pediculosis capitis
,An infestation with lice in the pubic hair and pubic region
- correct answer - pediculosis pubis
An infestation with body lice
- correct answer - pediculosis corporis
Shave hair in the ________ of hair growth
*never wet face if using an electric razor
- correct answer - direction
______ razors are not used for those on o2
- correct answer - electric
-diabetes
-poor circulation to legs/feet
-take anticoagulants
-thick/ingrown toenails
-uncooperative/combative
- correct answer - do not cut the nails of these clients...
Hair removal may cause...
,- correct answer - ingrown hairs
Dress the client from the _________ side first
- correct answer - affected
Dress affected side first
- correct answer - daf
Remove unaffected side first
- correct answer - ruf
Aka compression stockings, aka thromboembolic devices (ted)
Close-fitting, elastic stockings designed to prevent swelling and blood
clots in lower extremities by exerting pressure on the veins, increasing
venous blood flow to the heart
- correct answer - anti-embolic stockings
Apply ted stockings in the ______, ______ client gets out of bed
- correct answer - am, before
Ted stockings are removed ______, for _____ minutes, as per careplan
- correct answer - q8h, 30
, Made when a bed is expected to be unoccupied for several hours or
days--the top linen is pulled up, the bedspread is neatly pulled over the
pillow; usually done when pt is up for most of the day
- correct answer - closed bed
Made shortly before the bed is to be occupied--top linens are folded
back so pt can get into bed easily
- correct answer - open bed
A bed that is made while the patient is in bed
- correct answer - occupied bed
Space between side bars of a crib should be no more than ____ cm
- correct answer - 6
Inflammation and degeneration of gums, teeth, and surrounding bone
- correct answer - peridontal disease
A thin film that sticks to the teeth; it contains saliva, microbes, and other
substances (results from poor oral hygiene), causes tooth decay/cavities
- correct answer - biofilm
