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Foundations and Adult Health Nursing Test Bank
Chapter 9 : Hygiene and Care of the Patient?s Environment Cooper: Foundations and Adult Health Nursing, 9th Edition Questions
Question 1 of 5
The nurse lowers the bed to place the patient on the bedpan. The angle of the head of the bed should be raised to:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Elimination is facilitated with the head of the bed elevated 30 degrees.
Question 2 of 5
What does the nurse recognize is important to consider when using the nursing process to plan hygiene care of the patient?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Individual patients will have individual desires and choices.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is providing personal hygiene for a Hindu patient from India. What intervention should the nurse implement?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A daily bath is part of the religious duty of Indian Hindus.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is assisting a patient to perform personal hygiene. What is the most important focus of the nurse when assisting this patient?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The nurse should encourage the patient's independence as much as possible.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse discovers a reddened area over a patient's hip. What should be the nurse's first intervention?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: If the area is a stage 1 decubitus injury, the area will not blanch.