Personal Care and Resident Dignity
What is the difference between hygiene and grooming?
What is hygiene refers to practices for keeping the body clean and healthy, while grooming refers to caring for oneself, such as fingernails and hair
What are pressure points and why are they important in skin care?
What are areas of the body that bear much of its weight and are at higher risk for skin breakdown?
What is a partial bath and when is it given?
What is a bath including the face, hands, underarms, and perineum, given on days when a full bath is not done
What is an infestation of lice
What is pediculosis?
What is the “affected side” also called?
What is the weaker or involved side
Name two ways nursing assistants can protect a resident’s dignity during personal care.
What are encouraging independence and providing privacy, such as knocking before entering and keeping residents covered when dressing
What is a pressure injury and what is another term for it?
What is a serious wound from skin deterioration, also called a pressure ulcer, bedsore, or decubitus ulcer
Why must the water temperature be checked before bathing a resident? What is the correct water temperature of the bath water?
What is to ensure comfort and safety, since residents may have different senses of temperature
105 to 115 degrees
Name three types of razors used for shaving residents.
What are safety razors, disposable razors, and electric razors
When dressing a resident with a weaker side, which side should be dressed first?
What is the weaker or involved side
What should a nursing assistant always do before starting personal care with a resident?
What is explain what you will be doing
Name two guidelines for preventing pressure injuries.
What are repositioning residents at least every two hours and keeping skin clean and dry
Name two ways nursing assistants can promote safety and comfort during bathing.
What are gathering all supplies before starting and keeping residents covered as much as possible
Why should nail care tools not be shared between residents?
What is to prevent the spread of infection
What are compression stockings used for?
What is to prevent swelling and blood clots and aid circulation
Why is it important for nursing assistants to observe residents during personal care?
What is to note and report changes or signs and symptoms such as skin color, discomfort, or mental state
What is shearing and how can it be prevented?
What is rubbing from skin moving one way and bone another, prevented by using draw sheets and avoiding pulling residents across sheets
What should be done if bath water becomes too cool or dirty?
What is change the water to maintain comfort and cleanliness
What are two things to observe and report when providing foot care?
What are dry, flaking skin and swelling
What should a nursing assistant do when dressing a resident with an IV?
What is never disconnect the IV and dress the side without the IV first
Call a Nurse to disconnect it.
What should be left within the resident’s reach after personal care is completed?
What is the call light
What should a nursing assistant observe and report about a resident’s skin?
What are changes such as redness, blisters, swelling, or drainage
What other care can often be given during a bed bath?
What are nail care, shampooing, and back rubs
How can nursing assistants show respect for residents’ preferences during grooming (hair)?
What is letting residents choose hairstyles and being gentle when handling hair
How can nursing assistants encourage independence during dressing?
What is allowing residents to choose their clothes and do as much as possible themselves