Patient Hygiene Flashcards
What are common factors that influence personal hygiene practices?
Personal, social, and cultural factors
These factors include social patterns, personal preferences, body image, socioeconomic status, health beliefs, cultural variables, and developmental stage.
What is the role of critical thinking in hygiene care?
Critical thinking allows for effective assessment and decision-making in hygiene care.
What principles differentiate aseptic technique from clean technique in hygiene care?
Aseptic technique aims to eliminate all microorganisms, while clean technique reduces the number of microorganisms.
List the approaches to maintain a patient’s comfort and safety during hygiene care.
- Ensuring privacy
- Promoting independence
- Anticipating needs
- Maintaining warmth
- Using proper body mechanics
What areas should hygiene care be performed on?
- Skin
- Perineum
- Feet
- Hands
- Nails
- Mouth
- Face
How does personal hygiene affect an individual?
It affects comfort, safety, and physical and psychological well-being.
Who may require assistance with hygiene practices?
Individuals who are ill or have disabilities.
What is the nurse’s responsibility regarding patient hygiene?
To provide the opportunity for hygiene and assess the patient’s needs.
What are the benefits of performing personal hygiene care?
- Develops nurse-patient relationship
- Assesses patient’s needs
- Encourages independence
- Ensures privacy and respect
What are the purposes of bathing?
- Cleanses the skin
- Stimulates circulation
- Improves self-image
- Reduces body odors
- Promotes Range of Motion (ROM)
What should be assessed during hygiene care?
- Patient’s ability to clean themselves
- Condition of their skin
- Patient’s emotional status
- Health promotion practices
- Health promotion education needs
What types of baths are commonly performed?
- Complete bed bath
- Partial bed bath
- Sponge bath at the sink
- Disposable cloths
- Shower
- Hydraulic Lift/Tub Chair
Fill in the blank: Motivation is the _______ factor in hygiene.
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What are the guidelines for bathing a patient?
- Provide privacy
- Maintain safety
- Be alert for patient’s fear and anxiety
- Maintain warmth
- Bathe from clean to dirty
What is the purpose of oral hygiene?
- Removes particles, plaque, and bacteria
- Massages the gums
- Relieves unpleasant odors and tastes
Describe the procedure for oral hygiene in an unconscious patient.
- Turn patient’s head towards you
- Place patient in semi-fowler’s or on their side
- Use a small brush or swab to clean
- Use suction to remove secretions
What care should be provided for the eyes, ears, and nose?
- Basic eye care
- Eyeglasses
- Contact lenses
- Artificial eyes
- Ear care
- Hearing aid care
- Nose care
What is important to remember about perineal care?
It can be embarrassing for both the nurse and the patient, but it should not be overlooked.
What is the procedure for female peri-care?
- Wipe labia majora from front to back
- Wipe labia minora from front to back
- Wipe down the center of the meatus
- Clean around the catheter if present
- Wash inner thighs and rinse
What is the procedure for male peri-care?
- Retract the foreskin if uncircumcised
- Wash around the urinary meatus in a circular motion
- Wash down the shaft of the penis
- Wash scrotum and inner thighs
- Rinse and dry in the same sequence
What should be done with nails of diabetic patients?
Never cut the nails; notify the doctor for a consult.
What are the two types of bedpans?
- Regular bedpan
- Fracture bedpan
What should be evaluated during and after hygiene interventions?
- Changes in the patient’s behavior
- Patient’s perspective
- Expected outcomes
What are some safety guidelines for hygiene care?
- Communicate clearly with team members
- Incorporate patient’s priorities
- Use clean gloves for contact with nonintact skin
- Test the temperature of water or solutions
