Hygiene Med Term
Types of Bed Baths
Factors that Influence Hygiene
Common Skin Problems
Common Foot and Nail Problems
100

cerumen

ear wax

100

bed bath that consist of bathing only body parts that would cause discomfort if left unbathed

partial bed bath

100

a patients subjective concept of his or her body including physical appearance, structure, or function. 

body image

100

flakey, rough texture on exposed areas such as hands, arm legs, and face

effects the epidermal layer of the skin

dry skin

100

thickened portion of epidemis, keratoic cells, flat and painless


callus

200

halitosis

foul smelling breath

200

involves bathing from a bath ban or sink with patient sitting in a chair. patient is able to perform part of the bath. 

sponge bath

200

knowledge about the importance of hygiene and implications for well-being influences hygiene practices 

health beliefs an motivation

200

inflammatory, papulopustular skin eruption, bacterial breakdown of sebum

acne

200

keratosis caused by friction and pressure from shoes, cone shaped, round and raised


corns

300

maceration

softening of skin tissue

300

involves immersion in a tub of water that allows more thorough washing and rinsing than a bed bath. 

tub bath

300

personal values that influence hygiene care, people from diverse cultural backgrounds

cultural variables

300

skin eruptions that result in over exposure to sun of moisture from an allergic reaction, inflammation

skin rashes

300

fungating lesion that appears on the sole of the foot


plantar warts

400

dry mouth

xerostoma

400

contains several soft, nonwoven cotton cloths that are premoistened in a solution of no-rinse surfactant cleanser and emollient

bag bath/travel bath

400

normal process of aging affects the condition of the body

developmental stage

400

inflammation of the skin, onset with erythema, pruritus, scaly, oozing

contact dermatitis

400

fungal infection of the foot, scaliness and cracking of the skin between the toes and on soles of the feet


athletes foot

500

edentulous

without teeth

500

antimicrobial agent used to reduce incidence of hospital-acquired infections on skin, invasive lines, and catheters.

Chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) bath

500

groups that influence hygiene preferences and practices, including the type of hygiene products used and the nature and frequency of personal care practices

social practices

500

scraping or rubbing away of epidermis, infections occurs easily because of the loss of protective later of skin.

abrasion

500

inflammation of the tissue surrounding nail after hangnail of other injury. occurs in people who frequently have their hands in water, common in diabetic patients. 


paronychia