N5451 hygiene - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

N5451 Skills Lab Video Quizzes - Module 8 Hygiene The nurse is providing a bed bath for a female client who is unconscious. The nurse should pay special attention to cleaning which areas of the body? Underneath the breasts and in between skin folds The acute care nurse is preparing to bathe a client and notices that the client is wearing a regular hospital gown and has continuous intravenous (IV) fluids infusing. Which action by the nurse is appropriate? Carefully thread the IV bag and tubing ...

N5451 Skills Lab Video Quizzes - Module 1 Asepsis The nurse performs hand hygiene using an alcohol-based hand rub after exiting a client's room. The nurse does not touch another surface or client until what has occurred? The antiseptic has evaporated from the skin. Explanation: Although products may vary, typically the nurse would apply the antiseptic to the palm of the hand, covering all surfaces of the hands and fingers. The nurse would continue to rub until it evaporates from the hand. Han...

N5451 Skills Lab Video Quizzes - Module 2 Vital Signs The nurse is planning to take a client's temperature orally. The nurse enters the room and observes the client drinking a cup of coffee. Which action would be most appropriate? Assess the client's temperature about 30 minutes after the client has finished drinking the coffee. Because the client was drinking coffee, the nurse should wait 30 minutes before taking an oral temperature because of the possible direct influence of the coffee on ...

N5451 Skills Lab Video Quizzes - Module 4 Oral and Topical Medications The nurse is to administer a medication to a client in isolation and the medication is in a multi-dose container. How will the nurse complete the third check of medication administration? Check the multi-dose label before putting the container back in the drawer and label medicine cup with needed information. The multi-dose container should not be taken into an isolation room. The label should be verified, and medication pl...

N5451 Skills Lab Video Quizzes - Module 5 Injectable Medications A nurse is preparing a medication from a glass ampule. After breaking the ampule, the nurse notes blood on the gauze pad. What should the nurse do first? Discard the ampule and medication Blood on the gauze pad indicates the nurse has been cut while opening the glass ampule. The nurse should first discard the ampule and medication in case contamination has occurred. The nurse would then clean and bandage the wound, and then obtai...