Personal Care

1. To wash, rinse, and soak dentures, use only (select one):

2. Follow these steps and techniques when shaving a man’s face (circle two) :

3. Water temperature for personal care (showering, bathing, shampooing) should be between 105 degrees and 110 degrees.

4. Before washing a patient’s hair, the hair should be _____________________ .

5. A partial bath means bathing ________________________.

6. You are assisting a patient with a shower. Put the following procedures in the correct order by placing the numbers 1–7 in front of the appropriate procedure.

7. When assisting with dressing or undressing, the ________________________ should be dressed and undressed first (circle one).

8. The correct procedure for assisting a patient in removing pants is ______________________________.

9. Write the three rules to remember when providing personal care:

10. When toweling a patient dry, _____________________________.