CNA Skill: Provide Partial Bed Bath and Backrub

Question 1

What is the care plan for providing a partial bed bath and backrub?

Answer 1

I. Give the resident a partial bed bath and backrub by washing the resident’s face, neck, chest, abdomen, back and one arm and hand with soap and water
II. Provide a brief backrub with lotion

Question 2

What are the supplies needed?

Answer 2

I. Barrier for table
II. Bath basin
III. 4 washcloths 
IV. 2 towels 
V. Soap
VI. Lotion 
VII. Privacy blanket 
VIII. Clean gown 
IX. Gloves

Question 3

What do you place on top of the patient?

Answer 3

A privacy blanket over the patient in order to pull their bed sheet down

Question 4

What do you place underneath the patient?

Answer 4

A towel underneath the patient in order for their sheets to remain dry

Question 5

What happens to all of the washcloths?

Answer 5

Wet all washcloths

Question 6

What do you do with the first washcloth?

Answer 6

Use one wet washcloth and wash from the inner corner of the eye to the outer corner for both sides and wash the rest of the face with soft strokes

Question 7

T/F Use a towel to pat the patient’s face dry

Answer 7

True

Question 8

What do you do with the second washcloth?

Answer 8

I. Use the second washcloth and apply soap to wash behind the ear, under the chin, across the neck, upper torso and lift the blanket to wash the abdomen and up the side
II. Clean up the arm, the hand and the arm pit

Question 9

What do you do with the third washcloth?

Answer 9

Rinse all of the areas we just washed

Question 10

What can happen to the third washcloth after use?

Answer 10

Can be placed back in basin for further use later

Question 11

T/F You give the patient a moment to put on their new gown?

Answer 11

False; assist patient in putting on their new gown

Question 12

How do you give the patient a backrub?

Answer 12

Ask the patient to turn onto their left side in order for you to reach their back and give them a backrub

Question 13

What areas do you wash on the back?

Answer 13

Wash the back of the neck, the shoulders and the back down to the waist

Question 14

What do you do with the final washcloth?

Answer 14

Use it to rinse all of those areas just washed

Question 15

What do you do once you have washed the patient’s back?

Answer 15

Apply lotion and give the patient a brief backrub starting at the lower back to the top moving in small circles going up 3x