Personal careQuestion 289 of 1700

How do you provide privacy before personal care?

  1. Ask visitors to wait and leave the door open
  2. Turn off the light in the resident’s room
  3. Ask the roommate to look away from the bed
  4. Close the door and pull the privacy curtain
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Correct answer: Close the door and pull the privacy curtain

Closing the door and curtain protects the resident’s dignity.

Source: Nursing Assistant (Reuter), 5.4: Pre- and Post-Procedural Steps

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026