Scheduled care
Helps promote both physical and emotional health.
What is personal hygiene?
Another name for dental caries
What is cavities?
available is liquid or cake form
what is soap?
Used when a patient is too weak or ill to take a shower
when morning personal hygiene is completed
What is morning care?
Inflammation of the gums
What is gingivitis?
Added to the bath water to scent and moisten skin
What is bath oils?
Used as alternative to traditional bed bath
What are bathing wipes, with soap
provided before and after lunch and dinner
What is afternoon care?
A person who has no teeth at all
What is edentulous?
creates a moisture barrier that helps to prevent drying and chapping
What is lotion?
When a complete bath is not required or allowed but patient needs to freshen up
What is partial bath?
Care is provided in preparation for sleep.
What is evening care?
Take the place a person's natural teeth
What is dentures?
What is baby powder?
How many hours should pass before you take a bath or shower?
24 hrs
care provided whenever a patient or resident needs it
What is PRN care?
bad breath that does not go away
What is halitosis?
applied after bathing to help prevent body odor
What is deodorant?
Used for showering of weak or unsteady patients
What is shower chair?