NUFT 204 EXAM 1 ASSESSMENT SCRIPT 2026
VERIFIED ANSWERS COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
◉ Normal oral mucosa....
Answer: light pink, soft, moist, smooth, and without lesions
◉ Things that impair salivary secretion.
Answer: Medications, exposure to radiation, mouth breathing,
alcohol-based products
◉ gingivitis.
Answer: inflammation of the gums
◉ things that affect hair characteristics.
Answer: hormonal changes, nutrition, emotional stress, physical
stress, aging, infection, and other illnesses
◉ alopecia.
Answer: hair loss
◉ During hygiene, assess:.
,Answer: emotional status, health promotion practices, health care
education needs
◉ Factors influencing hygiene.
Answer: Social practices, personal preferences, body image,
socioeconomic status, health beliefs and motivation, cultural
variables, developmental stage, physical condition
◉ critical thinking during hygiene.
Answer: Integrate nursing knowledge.
Consider developmental and cultural influences.
Think creatively.
Be nonjudgmental and confident.
Draw on your own experiences.
Rely on professional standards.
◉ Nursing Process.
Answer: five-step systematic method for giving patient care; involves
assessing, diagnosing, planning, implementing, and evaluating
(ADPIE)
◉ Hygiene Assessment.
Answer: Ability to perform self care
,skin
feet and nails
oral cavity
use of sensory aids
normal cultural hygiene care
◉ Hygiene and diagnosis.
Answer: Activity intolerance
Bathing self-care deficit
Dressing self-care deficit
Impaired physical mobility
Impaired oral mucous membrane
Ineffective health maintenance
Risk for infection
◉ Patient at risk for hygiene issues.
Answer: homeless, low socioeconomic status, those with chronic
illnesses, mentally ill, and extreme ages
◉ hygiene planning.
Answer: Set goals and outcomes
Partner with the patient and family
, Set priorities based on assistance required, extent of problems,
nature of diagnoses
Teamwork and collaboration
Health care team members
Family
Community agencies
◉ Hygiene Implementation.
Answer: Use caring to reduce anxiety, promote comfort.
Administer meds for symptoms before hygiene.
Be alert for patient's anxiety or fear.
Assist and prepare patients to perform hygiene as independently as
possible.
Discuss signs and symptoms of problems.
Inform patients about community resources.
◉ Bathing guidelines.
Answer: Provide privacy
Maintain safety
Maintain warmth
Promote independence
Anticipate needs
VERIFIED ANSWERS COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
◉ Normal oral mucosa....
Answer: light pink, soft, moist, smooth, and without lesions
◉ Things that impair salivary secretion.
Answer: Medications, exposure to radiation, mouth breathing,
alcohol-based products
◉ gingivitis.
Answer: inflammation of the gums
◉ things that affect hair characteristics.
Answer: hormonal changes, nutrition, emotional stress, physical
stress, aging, infection, and other illnesses
◉ alopecia.
Answer: hair loss
◉ During hygiene, assess:.
,Answer: emotional status, health promotion practices, health care
education needs
◉ Factors influencing hygiene.
Answer: Social practices, personal preferences, body image,
socioeconomic status, health beliefs and motivation, cultural
variables, developmental stage, physical condition
◉ critical thinking during hygiene.
Answer: Integrate nursing knowledge.
Consider developmental and cultural influences.
Think creatively.
Be nonjudgmental and confident.
Draw on your own experiences.
Rely on professional standards.
◉ Nursing Process.
Answer: five-step systematic method for giving patient care; involves
assessing, diagnosing, planning, implementing, and evaluating
(ADPIE)
◉ Hygiene Assessment.
Answer: Ability to perform self care
,skin
feet and nails
oral cavity
use of sensory aids
normal cultural hygiene care
◉ Hygiene and diagnosis.
Answer: Activity intolerance
Bathing self-care deficit
Dressing self-care deficit
Impaired physical mobility
Impaired oral mucous membrane
Ineffective health maintenance
Risk for infection
◉ Patient at risk for hygiene issues.
Answer: homeless, low socioeconomic status, those with chronic
illnesses, mentally ill, and extreme ages
◉ hygiene planning.
Answer: Set goals and outcomes
Partner with the patient and family
, Set priorities based on assistance required, extent of problems,
nature of diagnoses
Teamwork and collaboration
Health care team members
Family
Community agencies
◉ Hygiene Implementation.
Answer: Use caring to reduce anxiety, promote comfort.
Administer meds for symptoms before hygiene.
Be alert for patient's anxiety or fear.
Assist and prepare patients to perform hygiene as independently as
possible.
Discuss signs and symptoms of problems.
Inform patients about community resources.
◉ Bathing guidelines.
Answer: Provide privacy
Maintain safety
Maintain warmth
Promote independence
Anticipate needs
