Personal Care Test | CareCo HomeHealth

1. To wash, rinse and soak dentures, use only __________.

a. Hot water.

b. Cold water.

3. Water temperature for personal care (showering, bathing, shampooing) should be between ______(A)_______ degrees and ______(B)______degrees.

Choice 1

Choice 2

4. Before washing a patient's hair, the hair should be __________.

Choice 1

5. A partial bath means bathing ____________.

a. Only certain parts of the body

b. Without soap

c. Once per week

6. You are assisting a patient with a shower. Put the following procedures in the correct order by placing the numbers 1-7 in front of the appropriate procedure.

a. ________Help the patient undress and get into the shower.

b. ________Get the shower water to the right temperature.

c. ________Assemble equipment and clean the floor of the shower.

d. ________Clean the shower.

e. ________Let the patient wash, and then wash any areas he or she can't reach.

f. ________Put a rubber mat on the shower fioor and a bath mat in front of the shower.

g. ________Help the patient out of the shower and assist with drying and dressing.

7. When assisting with dressing or undressing, the _________should be dressed and undressed first.

a. Lower half

b. Upper half

8. The correct procedure for assisting a patient in removing pants is ________

a. Have the patient stand up while you pull the pants down and he or she steps out of them

b. Have the patient lie down and push his or her hips off the bed with his feet while you pull the pants off

c. Pull the pants off the bottom of one leg while the patient stands on the other leg

9. Write the three rules to remember when providing personal care:

1. Respect_____________________dignity and choices.

2. Observe the patient's ____________________and report problems.

3. Maintain safety and ____________________.

10. When toweling a patient dry,

a. Rub well to ensure the skin is dry

b. Pat dry

c. Use only hand towels