ATI LPN
Providing Personal Care and Comfort Questions
Question 1 of 5
What is the primary purpose of using a drawsheet when repositioning a patient in bed?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: A drawsheet prevents skin irritation during repositioning by reducing friction and shear on a patient's skin, protecting against breakdown or ulcers in bedridden individuals. Sleep quality might improve indirectly, but it's not the focus it's physical protection. Pain assessment occurs separately, not via drawsheets. Communication isn't facilitated; it's a manual aid. Nurses slide patients with this linen layer to minimize drag, preserving skin integrity, a simple yet essential technique in immobility care.
Question 2 of 5
What should a nurse consider when assisting a patient with dementia during bathing?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Maintaining a calm and reassuring approach during bathing helps a dementia patient feel safe, reducing agitation or fear common in unfamiliar routines. Rapid bathing heightens stress, worsening distress. Cold water shocks, not alerts, risking resistance. Minimal communication isolates gentle explanation soothes, even if not fully grasped. Nurses use warm water, soft tones, and patience, adapting to cues, ensuring comfort and dignity while managing cognitive limitations effectively in this sensitive task.
Question 3 of 5
How can a nurse assist a patient with limited mobility to maintain proper hair hygiene?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Offering assistance with hair care as needed maintains hygiene for a mobility-limited patient by washing or brushing as they're able, preventing scalp issues or matting while respecting effort. Shaving saves time but dismisses preference and dignity. Monthly care neglects cleanliness weekly or as soiled is standard. Ignoring hygiene risks discomfort from buildup, not care itself. Nurses adapt tools (e.g., dry shampoo) and support, ensuring grooming supports health and morale, a small but vital care aspect.
Question 4 of 5
Which of the following is not part of the support workers responsibilities?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Immunization is not a support worker's responsibility it's a clinical task for licensed professionals like nurses or doctors, requiring medical training beyond a health care aide's scope. Personal care (e.g., bathing), family support (e.g., communication), and housekeeping (e.g., tidying) align with their role in daily assistance and client well-being. Aides focus on observation and non-invasive care, not administering vaccines. Misassigning this could breach legal boundaries and safety, emphasizing the need for aides to stay within their defined duties, ensuring care remains supportive and appropriate.
Question 5 of 5
When Rose asks her client about whether there is a special place she likes to go for worship, Rose is showing an interest in her client's:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Rose is exploring the client's religion by asking about worship preferences, a spiritual practice tied to faith, not just culture (broader traditions), health beliefs (treatment views), or time management (scheduling). This shows sensitivity to spiritual needs, a holistic care element. Health care aides ask such questions to build rapport and tailor support e.g., arranging prayer time enhancing comfort and dignity. Misreading this as culture or health beliefs dilutes its focus; religion is distinct, shaping identity and coping, making Rose's inquiry a targeted, respectful engagement.