Test Your Understanding of Personal Care

The single most effective way to prevent the spread of germs is:

When providing personal care:

Which of the following is the proper beginning sequence when giving a bed bath:

When giving a bed bath, it is necessary to change the water:

When providing personal care, the environment should:

In order to prevent pressure ulcers:

When providing nail care, it’s important to:

When shaving someone, always:

When giving a bed bath, it is important to support the limbs at the joints.

Washing from the dirtiest areas of the body to the cleanest areas helps reduce the spread of germs.

Bath time is an excellent time to observe the skin for redness, a warning sign of a pressure ulcer.

When dressing a person, dress the weak limb last and undress it first.

When lifting, always keep your feet close together.

It is important to rub lotion on thin fragile skin in order to keep it moisturized.

A bed cradle gently rocks the person to sleep.