Students ID number _____________
Faculty of Social and Health Sciences
Bachelor of Nursing
HEAL 5026 Introduction to Nursing Practice
Summative Assessment One:
Worksheet two. 1%
(Refs: Crisp, Taylor, Douglas & Rebeiro (2013)
Domain One : Professional Responsibility refers to a competency: the nursing student:
“Demonstrates an awareness of how their own culture and values can impact upon
nursing practice” and
Domain Four: Inter-professional health care and Quality improvement refers to
“With guidance, becomes aware of values, beliefs and assumptions, recognizing what
effects these have on own nursing practice.
1. Write down your own cultural beliefs, values and practices around hygiene.
2. Give an example of two behaviours that you can demonstrate to show that you
understand and are able to meet the competencies above when patients / clients have
different beliefs than you around hygiene practices.
eg showering or washing only once per week / not washing or brushing their
hair / teeth / not changing or washing their clothes.
3. Using any of the references / resources below. Explain how you would clean
dentures and complete an oral hygiene for a person who is unconscious.
-Library site under subjects and study guides / nursing / databases / nursing education in
video / nursing assistant / oral care. 15 minutes long shows teeth cleaning / denture
cleaning and oral hygiene using swabs.
-Mosby skill : oral Hygiene
-Crisp, Taylor, Douglas & Rebeiro (2013) pp. 1011-1016
(please note that dentures are very expensive and in addition take a long time to be comfortable for a person).
4. Outline an assessment completed during oral hygiene.
-Crisp, Taylor, Douglas & Rebeiro (2013) pp. 585-586 mouth / oral cavity (complete here and write also
on your holistic assessment sheet).
Students ID number _____________
5. Following your experience of having your teeth brushed by someone else at the
SIM lab write three key points you will remember when brushing patients and
clients teeth.
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6. When working with another nurse communication with each other is a vital part of
effective nursing practice. Explain three ways you can ensure effective
communication with your fellow nurses.
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7. You have been asked to shower Mrs Jones before breakfast. Outline three ways to
ensure Mrs Jones is shown patient centred care.
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8. When moving a patient’s / client’s limb (arm / leg / hand / foot etc) you have been
asked to ensure that you are a “scooper not a grabber”. Explain what this means and
two reasons why it is absolutely necessary for patient safety.
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9. Reflect on your body movements (body mechanics) when you roll over in bed.
Outline how you will assist a patient / client roll to their side when they are in bed.