HCA WASHINGTON ALL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
SURE A+
✔✔Provide Mouth Care to a Client - ✔✔1. Identify self to the client when beginning care
2. apply clean gloves before brushing teeth
3. wet toothbrush with water before brushing teeth
4. apply toothpaste to toothbrush before brushing client's teeth
5. brush tops and side surfaces of client's teeth
6. use gentle circular motions when brushing side surfaces of client's teeth and gums
7. brush, or offer to brush, the client's tongue
8. provide client clean water in cup to rinse mouth
9. hold basin or a cup (separate cup) near client's chin to collect rinse water and spit
10. leave client's mouth area clean and dry at completion of mouth care
11. use barrier (e.g. towel) to protect client's clothing while providing mouth care and
remove at completion of procedure
12. rinse and dry basin and rinse toothbrush before storing
13. dispose of used linen(s) and trash appropriately and leave overbed table dry at
completion of procedure
14.remove gloves without contaminating self after rinsing and storing equipment
15. use infection control measures and Standard Precautions to protect the client and
the HCA throughout procedure
16. promote client's social and human needs throughout procedure
17. promote client's rights throughout procedure
18. promote client's safety throughout procedure
19. promote client's comfort throughout procedure
20. leave common use items within client's reach at end of care (e.g., phone, glasses,
remote, tissues, glass of water)?
✔✔Clean and Store a Client's Denture - ✔✔1. identify self to the client when beginning
care
2. apply gloves before handling denture
3. use cool or tepid water when cleaning and rinsing denture
4. use toothpaste to cleanse denture
5. brush inner and outer surfaces of denture
6. rinse denture in water to remove toothpaste after brushing
7. place clean denture in denture cup filled with clean, cool, or tepid clean water or
denture solution
8. prevent contamination of denture throughout procedure (e.g. floating in sink water or
setting denture directly on unprotected surface)?
9. use technique to reduce the risk of denture breakage if dropped during cleaning (e.g.,
brushing washcloth/paper towel/towel, filled with water, inside basin)
10. drain sink and remove liner (if used) at the end of skill
11. rinse toothbrush, store equipment, and dispose of trash and used linens
appropriately
12. remove gloves without contaminating self after rinsing and storing equipment
SURE A+
✔✔Provide Mouth Care to a Client - ✔✔1. Identify self to the client when beginning care
2. apply clean gloves before brushing teeth
3. wet toothbrush with water before brushing teeth
4. apply toothpaste to toothbrush before brushing client's teeth
5. brush tops and side surfaces of client's teeth
6. use gentle circular motions when brushing side surfaces of client's teeth and gums
7. brush, or offer to brush, the client's tongue
8. provide client clean water in cup to rinse mouth
9. hold basin or a cup (separate cup) near client's chin to collect rinse water and spit
10. leave client's mouth area clean and dry at completion of mouth care
11. use barrier (e.g. towel) to protect client's clothing while providing mouth care and
remove at completion of procedure
12. rinse and dry basin and rinse toothbrush before storing
13. dispose of used linen(s) and trash appropriately and leave overbed table dry at
completion of procedure
14.remove gloves without contaminating self after rinsing and storing equipment
15. use infection control measures and Standard Precautions to protect the client and
the HCA throughout procedure
16. promote client's social and human needs throughout procedure
17. promote client's rights throughout procedure
18. promote client's safety throughout procedure
19. promote client's comfort throughout procedure
20. leave common use items within client's reach at end of care (e.g., phone, glasses,
remote, tissues, glass of water)?
✔✔Clean and Store a Client's Denture - ✔✔1. identify self to the client when beginning
care
2. apply gloves before handling denture
3. use cool or tepid water when cleaning and rinsing denture
4. use toothpaste to cleanse denture
5. brush inner and outer surfaces of denture
6. rinse denture in water to remove toothpaste after brushing
7. place clean denture in denture cup filled with clean, cool, or tepid clean water or
denture solution
8. prevent contamination of denture throughout procedure (e.g. floating in sink water or
setting denture directly on unprotected surface)?
9. use technique to reduce the risk of denture breakage if dropped during cleaning (e.g.,
brushing washcloth/paper towel/towel, filled with water, inside basin)
10. drain sink and remove liner (if used) at the end of skill
11. rinse toothbrush, store equipment, and dispose of trash and used linens
appropriately
12. remove gloves without contaminating self after rinsing and storing equipment
