GNRS 555 EXAM 1 NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM

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GNRS 555 EXAM 1 NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM

COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT

DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)

|ALREADY GRADED A+

What are ways to help with cardiovascular issues for immobile patients? - ANSWER-Ambulation, using leg squeezers (SCDs), leg exercises

What are ways to help with musculoskeletal issues for immobile patients? - ANSWER-Passive ROM, Continuous passive motion (CPM), active ROM

You need to reposition a patient that weighs 300 lbs. What of the following strategies will you use to prevent a back injury?

• Put bed in Trendelenburg and pull from head of bed.
• Call 2-3 more staff to help
• Bend at waist and pull the lift pad using arms.
• Turn patient by yourself using the lift pad and applying

pillows - ANSWER-B. Call 2-3 more staff to help

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What does ADLs mean? - ANSWER-Activities of daily living

What factors influence hygiene? - ANSWER-Social practices, body image, personal preferences, socioeconomic status, health beliefs and motivation, cultural variables, developmental stage, physical condition

You are caring for a non-English-speaking male patient. When

preparing to assist him with personal hygiene, you should:

• Use soap and water on all types of skin.
• Be aware that culture and ethnicity influence hygiene

practices.

• Shave facial hair to make the patient more comfortable.
• Know that all patients need to be bathed daily. - ANSWER-B.

Be aware that culture and ethnicity influence hygiene practices.

What is ADPIE? - ANSWER-Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation

What do goals have to be? - ANSWER-SMART

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Who do we partner with for goals and outcomes? - ANSWER- Patient and their family

When providing the patient with a complete bed bath using soap

and water (not a bag bath), it is important to:

• Cleanse the eye from outer canthus to inner canthus
• Use soap liberally when cleansing the eyes
• Towel dry completely to prevent maceration
• Use alkaline soaps to prevent infection. - ANSWER-C. Towel

dry completely to prevent maceration

What can occur if an unconscious patient has secretions pooled in the back of the throat? - ANSWER-Ventilator acquired pneumonia (VAP)

Do you put dentures in cold water or hot? - ANSWER-Cold to prevent warping

Which way do you shave the face? - ANSWER-With the grain

What are special considerations for foot care of diabetic patients? - ANSWER-They have decreased neuropathy and 3 / 4

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circulation, so they need daily inspection and foot care. Health care provider's order to trim toenails

True/false: you should use soap when performing basic eye care

• ANSWER-False. Use a washcloth moistened with water

In what order do we clean patients? - ANSWER-From clean to dirty

When assessing a patient's skin during a bed bath, which patient has the highest risk for skin impairment?

• 69 year old confused patient with hemiplegia (paralysis of

one side of body)

• 58 year old male using bedside urinal
• 54 year old post surgical patient with SCDs (sequential

compression devices)

• 70 year old receiving cycled tube feedings - ANSWER-A. 69

year old confused patient with hemiplegia (paralysis of one side of body)

What is the most important technique to use in preventing and controlling transmission of infection? - ANSWER-Hand hygiene

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