Deck 28: Activities of Daily Living Adaptations: Managing the Environment with One-Handed Techniques

Question 1

People who have tremors or diminished mobility in their hands and are known to cut themselves shaving should try shaving with all of the following methods except:

A) an electric razor.
B) a chemical depilatory.
C) a straight razor.
D) using a barber for a shave.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Handheld showers help in preserving safety in the tub and shower in all of the following ways except they:

A) allow the person to control the water temperature and reduce the risk of a burn.
B) allow the person to direct the water flow, preventing a slippery bathroom floor surface for the post-bath transfer.
C) increase the individual's ability to wash areas prone to skin irritation and breakdown by focusing the water flow on difficult to reach body areas, such as the genitourinary region.
D) all of the above.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

A person who cannot button his shirt could still dress independently if he:

A) wore pullover shirts.
B) felt it was okay to not close his buttons.
C) used Velcro closures instead of buttons.
D) both a and c.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

To don a pair of pants,clients should:

A) dress the uninvolved leg first.
B) dress the involved leg first.
C) put both feet into the pants legs at the same time.
D) always have someone else help them put their pants on.

Question 5

To improve accessibility in a bedroom,two simple solutions are:

A) replace the bed with a hospital bed and place wall-to-wall carpeting in the room.
B) raise the leg height of the bed with wood blocks and remove all scatter rugs.
C) replace the bed with a hospital bed and dispose of the bedroom furniture.
D) recommend that the bedroom is completely remodeled and new accessible furniture replace the items normally found in the room.

Question 6

To thread a needle using only one hand:

A) put the needle in your mouth and watch yourself in a mirror to find the eye of the needle.
B) put the needle over the edge of a table leaving the eye of the needle free and thread through the eye from top to bottom.
C) put the needle in a pincushion to stabilize it and use the intact hand to thread the needle.
D) hold the needle with the intact hand and try to hook into the thread from the spool.

Question 7

A bidet/sitz bath allows a person to:

A) clean the genitourinary region and the perianal region when she cannot hold a handheld shower.
B) clean the entire body without a handheld apparatus.
C) immerse in a tub when dependent in transfers.
D) clean his mouth without using the hands.

Question 8

One example of energy conservation in the kitchen is:

A) moving a pot of water by sliding it along a countertop.
B) cooking with transparent pots.
C) using insulated kitchen mitts.
D) cooking from scratch whenever possible.