The Residents Unit & Personal Care Skills

Question 1

Term used to describe practices that keep bodies clean and healthy

Answer 1

Hygiene

Question 2

The 24 hour day/ night cycle

Answer 2

Circadian Rhythm

Question 3

An excessive shedding of dead skin cells from the scalp

Answer 3

Dandruff

Question 4

Baths given on days where full baths aren’t done

Answer 4

Partial Bath

Question 5

Caring for fingernails, hair, shaving and applying makeup

Answer 5

Grooming

Question 6

Artificial teeth

Answer 6

Dentures

Question 7

An infestation of lice

Answer 7

Pediculosis

Question 8

A device that helps support and align a limb and improve its functioning

Answer 8

Orthosis

Question 9

Inability to fall asleep or stay asleep

Answer 9

Insomnia

Question 10

LNAs help with Hygiene, grooming, dressing, eating, transferring and eliminating. This is called:

Answer 10

Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)

Question 11

Weaker side

Answer 11

Affected

Question 12

Underarms

Answer 12

Axillae

Question 13

Care of the genitals

Answer 13

Perineal Care

Question 14

Genital and anal care

Answer 14

Perineum

Question 15

Is a bed made while the resident is still in the bed

Answer 15

Occupied Bed

Question 16

A weakened side of the body

Answer 16

Involved Side

Question 17

A substance added to another substance that changes its effects

Answer 17

Additive

Question 18

Is a bed made while nobody is in it

Answer 18

Unoccupied Bed

Question 19

Care of the mouth, teeth and gums.

Answer 19

Oral care

Question 20

Areas of the body hat bear much of their body weight

Answer 20

Pressure Points

Question 21

Areas of the body where the bone lies close to the skin

Answer 21

Bony Prominence’s

Question 22

Area from the pubis to the upper thighs

Answer 22

Groin

Question 23

Special kind of string used to clean between teeth

Answer 23

Dental Floss

Question 24

Is a bed made completely made with the bedspread and blankets in place

Answer 24

Closed Bed

Question 25

Skin deterioration and shearing

Answer 25

Pressure Injuries

Question 26

Has sharp blade, which comes with a special safety casing to help prevent cuts. this type of razor requires shaving cream or soap

Answer 26

Safety Razor

Question 27

Bad breath

Answer 27

Halitosis

Question 28

When the linen is folded down to the foot of the bed

Answer 28

Open Bed

Question 29

Weakness of the muscles in the feet and ankles that causes difficulty with the ability to flex the ankles and walk normally

Answer 29

Foot Drop

Question 30

Requiers shaving cream or soap.Can be discarded into a biohazzard container for sharps after use

Answer 30

Disposable Razor

Question 31

Having no teeth

Answer 31

Edentulous

Question 32

A device that helps support and align a limb and improve its functioning

Answer 32

Orthotic Device

Question 33

Safest and easiest type of razor to use. Plugs into the wall or uses batteries. Doesn’t require shaving cream or saop

Answer 33

Electric Razor

Question 34

The inhalation of food, fluid or foreign materialArtificial teth into the lungs

Answer 34

Aspiration

Question 35

Made to accept residents who are returning to to bed on stretchers or gurneys

Answer 35

Surgical Bed