Bathing
Allowing the resident to participate in bathing gives him a feeling of this.
What is independence?
Areas of the body where the bone lies close to the skin are called this.
What are bony prominences?
The NA should soak the fingernails for this long when doing nailcare.
What is at least 5 minutes?
This site is the least accurate for temperature.
What is the axillary site for temperature?
This is the most essential nutrient for life.
What is water?
The term that refers to keeping the body clean and healthy.
What is hygiene?
Friction that results from the skin moving one way and the bone underneath remaining fixed or moving in the opposite direction.
What is Shearing?
The bed should be in what position when giving mouthcare to a comatose patient.
What is high-fowlers position?
This is the average body temperature in Celsius.
What is 37 degrees?
These are the fat-soluble vitamins.
What is vitamin A, D, E, and K?
These areas should be washed every day.
What are the face, hands, underarms, and perineum?
This is how often to reposition a resident if they are unable to completely move themselves.
What is every 2 hours?
While doing footcare, lotion is applied to all areas of the foot except here.
What is between the toes?
There are how many sites for measuring body temperature.
What is 5 sites?
These vegetables have the best nutritional content.
What is dark green, red, and orange colored vegetables?
The bath water temperature should be no greater than this amount.
What is 105 degrees?
Skin must be kept _______ and ______ to prevent any type of breakdown.
What is clean and dry?
An infestation of lice
What is pediculosis?
This pulse is used when you take a blood pressure.
What is the brachial artery?
This is a diet for a resident that needs to lose weight.
What is a modified -calorie diet?
When giving perineal care, you wash in this direction.
What is from front to back?
You can use these things as handrolls.
What is a rolled washcloth, a gauze bandage, or a rubber ball?
This is the best and safest kind of razor to use for shaving.
What is an electric razor?
This equipment is used to take a manual blood pressure.
What is a stethoscope and a sphygmomanometer?
Difficulty swallowing
What is dysphagia