Category 1: Hygiene & Skin Care
This is the top layer of skin that provides a protective barrier.
What is the epidermis?
The three primary macronutrients.
What are carbohydrates, proteins, and fats?
The part of the GI tract responsible for absorbing nutrients.
What is the small intestine?
The organ that filters blood and produces urine.
What are the kidneys?
The part of the body responsible for digestion beginning.
What is the mouth?
The classification for a pressure injury with full-thickness skin and tissue loss.
What is a Stage 4 pressure injury?
This type of vitamin dissolves in fat and is stored in the body.
What are fat-soluble vitamins?
Two common bowel elimination problems.
What are constipation and diarrhea?
The most common type of urinary tract infection (UTI).
What is a bladder infection? (Cystitis)
The proper water temperature for bathing to prevent burns.
What is warm (not hot)?
Three common risk factors for pressure ulcers.
What are impaired mobility, moisture, and friction?
This feeding method is used when a patient cannot eat orally but has a functioning GI tract.
What is enteral tube feeding?
A surgical opening in the abdominal wall for waste elimination.
What is an ostomy?
Two methods to prevent catheter-associated infections.
What are proper hand hygiene and closed drainage systems?
This type of diet includes mechanically altered foods for easier swallowing.
What is a soft or pureed diet?
The proper position for a patient administering an enema
What is the side-lying position?
Two factors influencing nutrition in older adults.
What are reduced metabolism and changes in appetite?
This type of enema is used to soften stool and ease elimination.
What is an oil retention enema?
The term for involuntary loss of urine.
What is urinary incontinence?
The first step in wound care for a bleeding wound.
What is hemostasis (applying pressure to stop bleeding)?
This term describes the red, moist tissue that forms during the healing process of a wound and indicates proper wound healing.
What is granulation?
The term for a diet that includes eggs and dairy but excludes meat.
What is an ovolactovegetarian diet?
The nerve that can be stimulated by rectal manipulation, leading to a drop in heart rate.
What is the vagus nerve?
This type of urinary diversion involves a surgically created opening for urine elimination.
What is a urostomy?
The recommended daily water intake for an average adult.
What is 2-3 liters?