Guide / PN 2025 Fundamentals Final Exam
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How would you help someone dress if they had a fractured arm? - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----Clothes should have front zippers or Velcro
AVOID: pulling shirts over the head or using clothing with hooks or small buttons
How do you properly do peri care on an uncircumcised man? - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----Clean from less soiled to more soiled area
, UNCIRCUMCISED PATIENT: grasp the penis, retract the foreskin, clean tip of penis
using circular motions, wipe shaft of penis toward the scrotum, wash the scrotum,
and return the foreskin with a gentle forward motion
Rinse and pat the skin dry
Apply clean, dry absorbent pad
Peri-care includes the upper thighs, genitalia, and anal area
How do you properly clean and store dentures? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----
Remove with gauze or towel to break the seal
Brush with cool or tepid water - use soft toothbrush
Brush over basin or towel - place towel on bottom of sink so they won't break if
dropped
Storage - place in plain water, or some mouthwash or denture cleaner (i.e.
Polident tablets)
How do you provide nail care to patients? Which patients would you be cautious
with? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Step 1: Soak hands or feet in warm water to
soften keratin
Nail care should be provided with extreme caution for the following clients with:
diabetes, impaired circulation, or thick nails
Who would trim the nails of a high risk patient other than the nurse? - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----Many facilities have policy that only podiatrists are
allowed to cut toenails