Personal Care Skills Flashcards
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Hepatitis C patient care is provided by the nursing assistant. Which of the following ways does the nursing assistant know that the patient may have been exposed to this disease?
Answer: IV drug usage.
One of the numerous ways to get the hepatitis C virus is through IV drug use.
How long should the nursing assistant clean hands fully and completely after adequately washing them?
Answer: Twenty seconds.
The CDC and most other handwashing guidelines advise spending 20 seconds cleaning your hands.
When changing a patient who is incontinent, what safety gear should be worn?
Answer: gown and gloves.
As a proper contact precaution, the nursing assistant should wear a gown and gloves at most.
Of these, MRSA is an example of which?
Answer: A bacterial strain that is resistant to antibiotics and is challenging to treat.
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, is extremely resistant to the majority of antibiotic therapies.
How can a nursing assistant avoid infection the most effectively?
Answer: Regular washing of hands.
Without a question, the greatest strategy to prevent illness is to wash your hands frequently. The other actions are encouraging.
It is prescribed that a person with an indwelling urinary catheter walk twice a day. Prior to helping the customer walk, the nursing assistant ought to:
Answer: Keep the pouch below the level of your bladder.
By keeping the bag below the cavity's level, you can prevent bacteria from using gravity to move up from the bag and into the bladder.
While flossing the client's teeth, which motion is incorrect?
Answer: For each tooth, use a fresh piece of floss.
It is not required to floss every tooth with a fresh piece of floss. Take an eighteen-inch length of floss out of the dispenser; this will cover every tooth. After flossing every other tooth, simply move on to a new section of floss. The other options are the proper flossing techniques.
Which of the following is essential care when giving a resident a bath?
Answer: Permit caregiving to encourage a feeling of independence.
Encouraging the resident to take part in their care will boost their self-confidence and grant them independence. Cleaning the perineum before the face or using cool water instead of comfortably warm water is incorrect.
A resident being looked after by a nursing assistant. Which of the following recommendations for skin care is accurate?
Answer: The resident's sacrum has a nonblanchable red region that the nursing assistant observes and reports to the nurse.
Any red pressure patches on the resident must be reported to the nurse by the nursing assistant. No prescription ointments may be applied by the nursing assistant. It is not advised to use talcum powder. Perineal care does not require the assistance of a second employee.
When giving a customer a bath, which of the following is correct?
Answer: Make sure a sheet or towel is covering any areas that aren't being cleaned right now.
Covering parts not being washed is essential to maintaining privacy and keeping a client warm. Wipe from front to back when cleaning the perineal region. While the customer helps with ADLs, provide them with assistance. Lotioning the area between your toes increases your risk of fungal infections.
The resident's three top priorities when taking a bath are:
Answer: Privacy, security, and safety.
When a resident is taking a bed bath, their top priorities are safety, security, and privacy.