Today is our topic of discussion Procedure for Bed Bath.
Procedure for Bed Bath
Procedure
- Explain the procedure.
- Remove the patients dress, cover with bath sheet while.
- removing top sheet and dress.
- Mix hot and cold water in basin half full and check the temperature on the back of your hand.
- Spread face towel around neck.
- Wet sponge towel and form mitten around gingers after removing excess water Clean body in following.
Face
- Wet and apply soap to forehead, face, over and behind ear and neck
- Clean eyes from inner to outer canthus
- Rinses sponge towel and allow patient to wipe face
- Dry with face towel, replace at head end of bed.
Arms
- Place towel lengthwise under the farthest arm if there is IV do not disturb it
- Take soapy bath mitt and soap the arm and axilla
- Massage the pressure areas
- Place the hand in basin of water to wash
- Rinse and dry well, paying attention to skin under breast
- Recover with towel.
Chest
- Avoid unnecessary exposure.
- Cover chest with towel and turn bath sheet down to abdomen.
- Wet chest and apply soap in rotatory movement, paying.
- attention to skin creases.
- Remove soap thoroughly by wiping from neck to check .
- Dry with bath towel.
Abdomen
- Fold top sheet up to suprapubic region cover the chest
- with bath towel Wet and clean abdomen with soap
- Clean umbilicus and dry with bath towel
- Cover the patient with top sheet and remove towels.
Back
- Turn the patient on side or left lateral position. Close to edge of bed, with back towards nurse .
- Expose back including buttocks, spread bath towel on bed, close the patients back.
- Wet the area and apply soap with rotatory movements clean and remove soap and dry the area .
- Give massage by applying firm pressure with fingers from sacrum to shoulder in sequence, covering.
Whole back
- Help the patient to return to supine position.
Legs
- Uncover the farthest leg and place towel under leg .
- Apply soap to the leg and give special attention to the groin .
- Massage the pressure points.
- Place foot in basin of water to wash .
- Rinse and dry well, paying special attention in between the toes .
- Repeat the procedures on the near leg.
Pubic Region
- Clean pubic region with wet large rag piece (for helpless patient).
- Permit patient to clean if so desired .
- Discard rag pieces into large K-basin.
- Give perineal care for helpless patient.
After Care
- Provide clean gown and pajama.
- Replace articles after cleaning .
- Discard dirty water in sluice room.
- Clean the bed linen if needed.
- Offer a hot drink (coffee or tea) if permitted.
- Position the patient for comfortable and proper alignment.
- Cut short the finger nails and toe nails.
- Comb the hair and arrange the hair.
- Hand wash.
- Record the procedure in the nurse’s record with time, date, type and abnormalities noticed.
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