Personal Care Bathing

Personal Care Personal hygiene includes bathing, back care, perineal care, oral hygiene, nail & hair care, & shaving This care promotes good habits of personal hygiene, provides comfort, & stimulates circulation Types of baths include: complete bed bath, partial bed bath, tub bath or shower, and waterless bath Type of bath given depends on pt’s condition and ability to help

Bathing a Patient Complete bed bath: HCW bathes all parts of pt’s body & provides back care, oral hygiene, hair & nail care, and perineal care Usually given to pt who is confined to bed & is too weak or ill to bathe

Bathing a Patient Partial bed bath: HCW bathes some parts of the pt’s body AKA modified bed bath Can be done 2 ways depending on pt’s ability to help Face, arms, hands, back, & perineal area are bathed by HCW if pt is too weak to help HCW completes the bath by bathing legs & back if pt is able to wash most of their body

Bathing a Patient Tub bath or shower: HCW provides all of supplies HCW prepares the tub or shower HCW assists as much as needed

Bathing a Patient Waterless bath: HCW uses pre-packaged disposable cleansing cloths instead of basins of water to bathe pt Cleansing cloths can be warmed in microwave They come packaged with 8-10 wipes so they can be each used for one area of the body

Bathing a Patient Read Procedure 21:41