NSG262 Week 4 Test With
Complete Solution
Personal hygiene - ANSWER influences patients' comfort, safety, well-being
- integrate patient assessment, communication, and interventions when
providing hygiene
- ensure privacy and convey respect
- foster patients' independence, safety, and comfort
factors influencing hygiene - ANSWER - social practices/culture
- personal preferences
- body image/developmental stage
- socioeconomic status
- health benefits
- motivation
- physical condition
assessment of hygiene - ANSWER - assess patients' expectations of hygiene
- assess self-care ability
- assess skin
common diagnoses associated with hygiene - ANSWER - activity intolerance
, - impaired dressing/grooming
- impaired mobility
- impaired maintenance
- impaired skin integrity
- risk for infection
planning for hygiene - ANSWER - set goals with patient and family
(measurable, achievable, individualized)
- set priorities based on assistance needed, problems, etc
- teamwork and collaboration
implementation of patient hygiene - ANSWER - be caring to reduce anxiety,
maintain comfort
- assist to perform hygiene independently
- health promotion (give and adapt instruction as needed to avoid
injury/infection)
- acute, restorative, and continuing care - supine with semi-fowlers is usually
most comfortable for them
order of bath - ANSWER 1.Face (inner to outer eye, use opposite ends of
washcloth for each eye)
2.Arms
3.Chest
4.Torso and Back
Complete Solution
Personal hygiene - ANSWER influences patients' comfort, safety, well-being
- integrate patient assessment, communication, and interventions when
providing hygiene
- ensure privacy and convey respect
- foster patients' independence, safety, and comfort
factors influencing hygiene - ANSWER - social practices/culture
- personal preferences
- body image/developmental stage
- socioeconomic status
- health benefits
- motivation
- physical condition
assessment of hygiene - ANSWER - assess patients' expectations of hygiene
- assess self-care ability
- assess skin
common diagnoses associated with hygiene - ANSWER - activity intolerance
, - impaired dressing/grooming
- impaired mobility
- impaired maintenance
- impaired skin integrity
- risk for infection
planning for hygiene - ANSWER - set goals with patient and family
(measurable, achievable, individualized)
- set priorities based on assistance needed, problems, etc
- teamwork and collaboration
implementation of patient hygiene - ANSWER - be caring to reduce anxiety,
maintain comfort
- assist to perform hygiene independently
- health promotion (give and adapt instruction as needed to avoid
injury/infection)
- acute, restorative, and continuing care - supine with semi-fowlers is usually
most comfortable for them
order of bath - ANSWER 1.Face (inner to outer eye, use opposite ends of
washcloth for each eye)
2.Arms
3.Chest
4.Torso and Back
