Janie ch 39 Flashcards
(27 cards)
What 3 factors influence hygiene practices?
Personal
Social
Cultural
How does personal hygiene affect a person?
Comfort
Safety
We’ll being
What nursing activities could you inter grate during hygiene care?
Rom
Skin check
Applications of dressing inspection and care of IV
Name the 5 scientific knowledge base of hygiene.
- Physical hygiene is for comfort, safety, and we’ll being.
- I’ll pt require assist w personal hygiene
- Several influencing factors such as age and culture
- Good hygiene promote normal structure/function of tissue
- apply knowledge of pathophysiology to provide preventative hygiene care.
Function of skin.
- Protect, secretion, excretion, temp regulate. And sensation
What are the layers of skin?
Epidermis, shields underlying tissue
Dermis, contains bundles of collagen, nerve fibers, blood vessels, sweat glands, sebaceous glands and hair follicles
Subcutaneous, tissue just beneath the skin. Blood vessels, nerves, lymph, connective tissue filled w fat cells.
Several thin layers of epithelial cells make up outer layer or?
Epidermis
The normal nail is?
Transparent, smooth, and convex, with a pink angle bed and white tip.
Why can’t we wear artificial nails?
They harbor bacteria
What can disease do to nails
Change the shape, thickness, and curvature
Oral cavity is lined with what?
Mucous membranes
What can impair salivary secretion?
Medication, exposure to radiation,mouth breathing
What’s dry mouth
Inflammation of the gums
Tooth decay
Xerostomia
Gingivitis
Dental caries
Changes in mucous me brain indicate?
Pathology
Function of saliva
Cleanses mouth
Dissolves food chemicals to promote taste
Moistens food to form bonus
Contains enzymes to break down starch
What does growth, distribution, and patterns indicate in hair?
General health status
What can affect hair? 7
Hormone change Nutrition Emotional stress Aging Infection Other illness
What are 4 things to remember for nursing knowledge base?
- Factors influence a pt hygiene
- Use communication to promote therapeutic relationship
- Hygiene care is never routine
- During hygiene assess
Emotional status
Health promotion practice
Health care education needs
What are 8 factors influencing hygiene?
- Social patterns
- Personal preferences
- Body image
- Socioeconomic status
- Health belief
- Developmental stage
- Culture
- Physical condition
What is there to consider in developmental stage of influencing factors in hygiene?
Skin, babies and old people have issues Feet and nails, dry skin footwear problem Mouth, tooth decay ect Hair, shaving puberty,age Eyes, ears nose
List 6 things for critical thinking on hygiene.
- Integrate nursing knowledge
- Consider developmental and cultural influence
- Think creatively
- Be non judgmental and confident
- Draw on your own experiences
- Rely on professional standards
With hygiene you start the nursing process. What do you do first?
Assessment. Explore pt viewpoint
Assess self care ability, skin, feet and nails
Pt at risk for hygiene problem
Common oral cavity problems include?
Receding gum tissue Inflamed gums Coated tongue Glossing is, dis colored teeth Halitosis
What places a pt at greater risk for skin impairment?
Reduced sensation
Vascular insufficiency
Immobility