The nurse recognizes that personal hygiene is impacted by which ...

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The nurse recognizes that personal hygiene is impacted by which items? Select all that apply.
 
  1. Culture
  2. Environment
  3. Allergies
  4. Developmental level
  5. Health and energy

Question 2

The nurse must assess which items prior to providing personal hygienic care? Select all that apply.
 
  1. Allergies
  2. Culture
  3. Ability to provide self-care
  4. Social history
  5. Diagnosis

[chreslie]

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 1,2,4,5

The client's hygiene is influenced by culture. Although North Americans place great value on cleanliness, not all cultures share this value. The client's environment, and access to finances, can have an impact on how often the client bathes and the types of products used. Developmental levels will determine what the client can or is willing to do when it comes to personal hygiene. People who don't feel well, or have low energy levels, might not attend to hygiene in the way they did when they felt well. Although allergies can impact what product the client chooses to use in order to maintain hygiene needs, it will not impact the client's hygiene needs.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 1,2,3,5

The nurse needs to assess for allergies to avoid a reaction to the products used during hygienic care. The client's culture will impact how he meets his daily hygiene needs. The client should be encouraged to perform as much of his hygiene care as possible, so the nurse must assess his ability to provide self-care. The client's diagnosis will impact how much care he can tolerate at one time and his ability to move about in bed. The client's social history is assessed during an admission assessment and not prior to providing personal hygienic care each day.

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[chreslie]

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