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PSW Foundations Final Test ( Update 2025 / 2026) Questions and Answers

Question:

During admission procedures - PSWs may:

Answer:

• Weigh and measure the client
• Orienting the client to room, unit, and hospital
• Obtaining a urine specimen if ordered

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T/F: Transfers usually occur when a client's condition changes or when a room

change is requested

Answer:

True

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Discharge

Answer:

The official departure of a client from a hospital or other healthcare facility

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Your responsibilities regarding physical examination

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• Collect linens for draping the client for the procedure
• Collect examination equipment
• Prepare the room for the examination
• Transport the client to and from the exam room if applicable
• Assist with lighting

Question:

Supine Position

Answer:

Used to examine the abdomen, anterior chest and breast

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Question:

Lithotomy position

Answer:

Used to examine the vagina

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Knee to chest position

Answer:

Used to examine the rectum and sometimes the vagina

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Sim's position

Answer:

Used to examine the rectum and the vagina

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The preoperative period

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The time period before surgery

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The postoperative period

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begins after the operative procedure is completed and the client is transported to an area to recover from the anesthesia and ends when the client is discharged

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PSW role during Postoperative period

Answer:

• Prepare client's room
• Return from recovery room
• Vital signs (check the number of times it is done)
• Observations
• Positioning
• Coughing and deep breathing

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