Questions and Answers with Rationales
Rules for hand washing - ---✔✔✔ANSWER-----15-20 seconds
-hands lower than elbows
-firm rubbing circular motion
-remove jewelry
rules for baths - ---✔✔✔ANSWER-----long firm strokes
-inspect skin
-persuasion
-stop if distress
-use distraction
-ask for help
, complete bath - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----sponge bath
self help bath - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----patients confined to bed;can help with
back/feet
partial bath - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----client washes everything;nurse washes
back
bag bath - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Commercially prepared washcloths that are
moistened with a no-rinse-required cleaning product.
towel bath - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Nurse uses a single large towel to cover
and wash a client
tub bath - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----A bath given in a tub.
independent - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----no bathing assistance needed
Semi-dependent - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----requires help from another person
moderately dependent - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----help from another person
and/or device