PSW Foundations Final Test (Latest Update 2025 / 2026) Questions and Answers | Grade A | 100% Correct
Question:
During admission procedures - PSWs may:
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- 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
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True
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Question:
Discharge
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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
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Used to examine the abdomen, anterior chest and breast
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Question:
Lithotomy position
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Used to examine the vagina
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Knee to chest position
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Used to examine the rectum and sometimes the vagina
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Sim's position
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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
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- 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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