and Correct Answers.
Importance of hygiene care - Answer to promote a sense of dignity and autonomy
Self care - Answer ability to meet needs related to hygiene, dressing, toileting and feeding
Factors affecting self care !!!!! - Answer physiological, psychological, cultural and
socioeconomic
Self-care refers to a person's ability to perform primary care functions that include bathing,
feeding, toileting, & dressing; without the help of others. - Answer T or F ?
Care of clients example - Answer bed-bound bathing, bed making, care of feet and nails, oral
care, eye care, ear care etc.
The skin review - Answer - the largest organ
- first line of defense
- prevents from infection and injury
- maintains temperature of the body
Pressure injury - Answer Its an injury to the skin as a result of force aone or in combination
with movement (excessive friction)
-aka "pressure ulcer" "bedsore" "decubitus ulcer"
-external pressure is external tissues especially w/ bony prominence
Pressure injury lesson - Answer its common and preventable
- can cause pain and discomfort
Usual pressure sites - Answer ear, shoulder, elbow, hip, knee, ankle and heel
Etiology of pressure injury - Answer - tissue is compressed
- localized ischemia (reduced blood flow)
- which causes deprivation of oxygen and nutrients