2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS CERTIFICATION READY
◉ Dentures
Answer: - provide care in AM/PM
- should be removed 6 hrs/day
- kept in a container with a lid and a label filled with water or
normal saline
◉ If pt has impaired gag reflex
Answer: Determine type of suction apparatus to protect airway from
aspiration
◉ Therapeutic bath
Answer: Have healing or medicinal qualities
- whirlpool bath: heat and agitation gently massage skin. Used to
cleanse, stimulate peripheral circulation, and provide comfort
- starch or oatmeal bath: used for dermatitis. Pat dry after bath so
nerve endings are not stimulated by rubbing
,◉ Sits bath
Answer: Used to apply moist heat and clean the perineal or anal
area. Promotes healing and relieves pain/discomfort. Used after
birth and vaginal/rectal surgery
◉ Tepid bath
Answer: Cooling sponge bath - an order is usually needed before this
type of bath can be used to bring down a fever
◉ Diabetic foot care pt teaching
Answer: 1. Wash daily
2. File toenails straight across
3. Dry really well esp between toes
4. Check for dry cracked skin
5. Feel for bumps / temp changes
6. Examine bottom of feet
7. Look between toes; check each toenail
◉ Who cuts toenails of pt with diabetes
Answer: Podiatrist
, ◉ More on diabetic foot care
Answer: - never soak feet of a diabetic pt
- moisturize feet but not in between toes
- check water temp / not too hot
- wear socks and shoes
◉ 3 groups of pts at risk for infection from lack of perineal care
Answer: 1. Postpartum
2. Pts that are incontinent
3. Pt who has had surgery in anal/vag area
◉ Female perineal care
Answer: - wash downward from pubic area toward the rectum
- dorsal recumbent positioning
◉ Male perineal care
Answer: - wash downward from pubic area toward rectum
- after uncircumcised male care gently return foreskin to its natural
position
- supine positioning
◉ Supine