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NURS 221 Test 1 Review by Latasha_3 Exam Study Guide Why is hygiene important? - Answer️️ -It is necessary for comfort, safety, ad well- being What should you consider when giving a patient a bed bath? - Answer️️ -normal grooming routines, culture, and individualize care Therapeutic b...

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Why is hygiene important? - Answer✔️✔️-It is necessary for comfort, safety, ad well-

being


What should you consider when giving a patient a bed bath? - Answer✔️✔️-normal

grooming routines, culture, and individualize care

Therapeutic baths - Answer✔️✔️-used to promote comfort and/ or provide treatment,

such as soothe itchy skin

Partial baths - Answer✔️✔️-are useful when tolerate clients cannot tolerate a complete

bath, need particular cleansing of odorous or uncomfortable are, or can perform part of

the bath by themselves

Complete bath - Answer✔️✔️-you can give a complete bed bath to a patient who can

tolerate it and whose hygiene needs warrant it

Chlorhexdine gluconate (CHG) bath - Answer✔️✔️-Uses antimicrobial bath wipes to

decrease the frequency of hospital-acquired infection to the skin

Bag bath - Answer✔️✔️-contains several, soft non woven cotton cloths that are

premoistened in a solutin of a no-rinse surfactant cleasnser

What are the basics of performing bed bath? - Answer✔️✔️-Provide privacy

Maintain safety

Maintain warmth

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Promote independence

Anticipate needs

When is a back rub usually given? - Answer✔️✔️-After the patient's bath

The goal is to promote relaxation and relieve muscle tension

Effleurage- long, slow, gliding strokes of a masage

Perineal care - Answer✔️✔️-must be performed at least once a day and maybe more if

the patient has a urinary catheter

What patient population in need of perineal care are at a great risk for infection? -

Answer✔️✔️-uncircumcised males, patients who have indwelling urinary catheters, those

who are recovering from rectal/genitla surgery, and childbirth

T/F: CHG is safe to use on the perineum for cleansing - Answer✔️✔️-True

What might cause changes in the oral cavity? - Answer✔️✔️-Xerostomia-dry mouth

Gingivitis-inflammation of the gums

Dental caries-tooth decay

Why is oral hygiene important? - Answer✔️✔️-It helps to prevent and control plaque-

associate oral diseases

What can impair salivary secretion? - Answer✔️✔️-Medications

Exposure to radiation

Mouth breathing

Brushing - Answer✔️✔️-Educate your patients not to share toothbrushes, change their

toothbrush every 3 months or following a cold, not to use mouthwash under the age of 6

to reduce the risk of shallowing it


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