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Hygiene & Mobility Questions: Nursing Practice Exam, Lecture notes of Nursing

A series of multiple-choice questions and answers related to hygiene and mobility practices in nursing. It covers topics such as age-related physical changes, bed bathing, foot care, mouth care, denture care, pressure injury prevention, wound healing, and pain management. The questions are designed to assess a nurse's knowledge and understanding of these essential nursing skills.

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2023/2024

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Hygiene & Mobility Questions
1. A nurse is providing information about age-related physical changes to the family members of an older
adult. Which of the following information should the nurse include?
a. Older adults have oilier skin than younger persons
b. Dry mouth is common for older adults
c. It is common for older adults to have increased perspiration
d. Hair in the eyebrows decreases
2. A nurse is providing a client with a complete bed bath. When providing the care, the nurse much
recognize the order in which areas of the body will be bathed. Place the options in the correct order.
a. Trunk
b. Feet
c. Face
d. Legs
3. A nurse is providing instructions about food care to a client who has diabetes mellitus. Which of the
following instructions should the nurse include? (Select all that apple)
a. Wear wool socks
b. Apply lotion between toes
c. Wash the feet daily, using warm water
d. Warm the feet using a heating pad
e. Smooth the edges of the toenails with an emery board
4. A nurse is performing mouth care for a client who is unconscious. Which of the following actions should
the nurse take?
a. Turn the client’s head to the side
b. Place two fingers in the client’s mouth to open it
c. Brush the client’s teeth once pre day
d. Inject a mouth rinse into the center of the client’s mouth
5. A nurse is providing denture care for a client. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
a. Using a gauze pad to grasp and pull forward and downward to remove the upper denture
b. Storing the dentures overnight in the labeled denture cup filled with a solution of water and
mouth wash
c. After brushing the dentures, rinsing them with hot water
d. Donning sterile gloves prior to performing denture care
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Hygiene & Mobility Questions

  1. A nurse is providing information about age-related physical changes to the family members of an older adult. Which of the following information should the nurse include? a. Older adults have oilier skin than younger persons b. Dry mouth is common for older adults c. It is common for older adults to have increased perspiration d. Hair in the eyebrows decreases
  2. A nurse is providing a client with a complete bed bath. When providing the care, the nurse much recognize the order in which areas of the body will be bathed. Place the options in the correct order. a. Trunk b. Feet c. Face d. Legs
  3. A nurse is providing instructions about food care to a client who has diabetes mellitus. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? (Select all that apple) a. Wear wool socks b. Apply lotion between toes c. Wash the feet daily, using warm water d. Warm the feet using a heating pad e. Smooth the edges of the toenails with an emery board
  4. A nurse is performing mouth care for a client who is unconscious. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? a. Turn the client’s head to the side b. Place two fingers in the client’s mouth to open it c. Brush the client’s teeth once pre day d. Inject a mouth rinse into the center of the client’s mouth
  5. A nurse is providing denture care for a client. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? a. Using a gauze pad to grasp and pull forward and downward to remove the upper denture b. Storing the dentures overnight in the labeled denture cup filled with a solution of water and mouth wash c. After brushing the dentures, rinsing them with hot water d. Donning sterile gloves prior to performing denture care Answers

1. B

2. C, A, D, B

3. C, E

4. A

5. A

  1. A nurse is caring for a client who has been sitting in a chair for 1 hour. Which of the following complications is the greatest risk to the client?

1. C

2. B, D

3. A, B, D

4. A

Supine Position

  • Lies flat on back Prone positioning
  • Lies on stomach with head turned to the side Lateral position
  • Lies on one side of their body with the top leg flexed over the bottom leg Sims position
  • Positioned halfway between the supine and prone positions with both legs flexed Fowler’s Position
  • Head of bed is at 45-90 degree angle Semi-Fowler’s position
  • Head of bed is at 30-45 degree angle Trendelenburg position
  • Head of bed is placed lower than the foot of bed Tripod position
  • Sitting, leaning forward, elbows on their knees or resting on a table
  • Someone who is short of breath
  1. A nurse is preparing a presentation about basic nutrients for a group of high school athletes. She should explain that which of the following nutrients provides the body with the most energy?

a. Fat b. Protein c. Glycogen d. Carbohydrates

  1. A nurse in a senior center is counseling a group of older adults about their nutritional needs and considerations. Which of the following information should the nurse include? (Select all that apply) a. Older adults are mor prone to dehydration than younger adults b. The recommended intake of daily fiber decreases in older adults c. Many older adults need calcium supplementation d. Older adults need more calories than they did when they were younger e. Older adults should consume a diet low in carbohydrates
  2. A nurse is caring for a client who weighs 80kg (176lbs) and is 1.6m (5’3”) tall. Calculate the body mass index (BMI) and determine whether this client’s BMI indicates. a. Healthy weight b. Underweight c. Overweight d. Obese
  3. A nurse is caring for a client who is at high risk for aspiration. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? a. Giving the client thin liquids b. Instructing the client to tuck their chin when swallowing c. Having the client use a straw d. Encouraging the client to lie down and rest after meals
  4. A nurse is caring for a client who requires a low-residue diet. The nurse should expect to see which of the following foods on the client’s meal tray? a. Cooked barley b. Pureed broccoli c. Vanilla custard d. Lentil soup Answers
  5. D

b. A client who has incisional pain 72 hours following pacemaker insertion c. A client who has food poisoning and reports abdominal cramping d. A client who has episodic back pain following a fall 2 years ago

  1. A nurse is monitoring a client for adverse effects following the administration of an opioid. Which of the following effects should the nurse identify as adverse effects of opioids? (Select all that apply) a. urinary incontinence b. diarrhea c. bradypnea d. orthostatic hypotension e. nausea
  2. A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving morphine via a patient controlled analgesia (PCA) infusion device after abdominal surgery. Which of the following statements indicates that the client knows how to use the device? a. “I'll wait to use the device until it's absolutely necessary” b. “I'll be careful about pushing the buttons too much, so I don't get an overdose” c. “I should tell the nurse if the pain doesn't stop while I'm using the device” d. “I will ask my adult child to push the dose button when I'm sleeping”
  3. A nurse at a clinic is collecting data about pain from a client who reports severe abdominal pain the nurse asks the client if there have been any accompanying nausea and vomiting. Which of the following pain characteristics is the nurse attempting to determine? a. Presence of associated manifestation b. Location of the pain c. Pain quality d. Aggravating and relieving factors
  4. A nurse is assessing a client who is reporting pain despite taking analgesia. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to determine the intensity of the client's pain? a. Ask the client what precipitates the pain b. Question the client about the location of the pain c. Offer the client a pain scale to measure their pain d. use open-ended questions to identify the clients pain sensations Answers
  5. D
  6. C, D, E

3. C

4. A

5. C

  1. A nurse is reviewing the wound healing process with a group of newly licensed nurses. That nurse should include in that information which of the following alterations for wound healing by secondary intention? (Select all that apply) a. Stage 3 pressure injury

4. B, C, D

5. A, D

  1. Patient has hypovolemia a. Increased Hct b. Decreased urine output c. Increased sodium level
  2. Hypovolemia due to vomiting and diarrhea a. Hyperthermia b. Orthostatic hypotension c. Decreased skin turgor