Patient Care review

Front

Action for removing a lower denture

Back

Remove the denture by turning it sideways and lifting it up.

Front

Appropriate response to a crying patient with a new cancer diagnosis

Back

"You seem to be feeling sad. What are your thoughts right now?"

Front

Action for a patient requiring supplemental oxygen via nasal cannula

Back

Place cotton between the cannula's tubing and the patient's ears.

Front

Positioning a patient for enteral feeding through a nasogastric tube

Back

Raise the head of the patient's bed to a semi-upright position.

Front

A patient care technician is preparing to serve a meal tray to a patient with vision loss. Important action to take.

Back

Use the numbers of a clock to describe the food on the plate to the patient.

Front

Characteristic of stool to report when removing a bedpan after defecation.

Back

Liquid stool.

Front

Action to take when replacing a colostomy appliance.

Back

Wash the skin around the stoma with warm water.

Front

A patient care technician is calculating a patient's fluid intake for the previous hour. The patient received 50 mL of IV fluid, 6 oz of tea, 6 oz of chicken broth, and 8 oz of water. Which amount should be documented?

Back

650 mL

Front

Proper technique for using crutches.

Back

The patient uses the handgrips to support their body weight.

Front

Routine question to help prevent falls during hourly checks.

Back

Do you need to use the restroom?