Assisting with Bathing
Partial bath includes washing a patient's what?
Genitals
What is hygiene?
The caring of the mouth, teeth, and gums.
This can happen accidentally when combing or brushing hair
What is Pulling of the hair
Best able to choose a comfortable water temperature for the patient.
The Patient
Practices the care for oneself such as caring for fingernails and hair.
What is grooming?
The first thing you do before you provide oral care?
identify yourself by name and identify the patient.
Special creams, shampoo, and combs can treat this.
What is Lice.
Used to wash a patient´s face who is in bed
Washcloth/wipes
The inhalation of food,fluid, or foreign material into the lungs
What is Aspiration?
You look for this when performing oral care on a patient?
Irritation, swollen tongue, or anything wrong/abnormal
Type of shampoo that does not require the use of water?
No-Rinse Shampoo
The delivery of medication,nutrition, or fluids through a patient's vein
what is intravenous therapy?
Oral care should be done to patient when?
After breakfast or after dinner
The amount of times a patient´s perineum should be washed
Once a day
An infestation of lice
What is Pediculosis?
Brushing teeth/tongue/gums.