A bed bath can be full or partial. It can also be partial-assist or full assist.
To give a partial bed bath to a patient in a hospital, nursing home, or to a patient living at home, you would:
Set-up
Gather the items needed to give a complete bed bath. Move a table nearer to the bed so there is space to put the basin. These items include:
Patient set-up
The bath
At the bedside, start at the head and work downward. You should ask or already know if the patient can wash their own upper body. If the patient can help wash parts, help by wetting the washcloth and applying the amount of soap the patient prefers to the cloth and either handing it to them or assisting with those steps. Wash, rinse, and dry completely, in order:
Powders or lotions
Many assistants apply lotions or powder as they go. But it may be better to do these after all areas are washed and dried. First, the skin is a sponge and needs the water it receives during a bath. Applying powder too quickly can lead to caking. Second, while some lotions help form a water-barrier and helps moisturize the skin after a bath, applying it too quickly can just make a patient feel as if their skin is greasy.
Note: A complete bed bath would include the belly to pelvis and the legs to feet.
Peri-care without a catheter, females:
Always wash between the legs from the top of the hair/pubic bone downward. Wash the outer labia before separating. Then, separate the outer labia using two fingers to spread the skin, and wash downward. The inner labia protects the clitoris and the urethra, so apply gentle pressure to wash, downward, over these areas, going toward the vagina.
* Never, ever, use an up-down motion, or you can push bacteria into the vagina and urethra.
*Never use too much soap or drippy/soapy water that leaves soap bubbles on the outer genitals or that pools at the vaginal opening. This can lead to irritation, burning, and itching.
*Always rinse the washcloth before taking another pass downward.
*Always rinse the skin and outer areas completely with fresh water. If you've gotten the water too soapy, cover the patient, go and dump the water and re-fill with fresh hot water.
*Dry as you go; it's not a fun feeling to be left wet, plus the patient can get cold.
* Peri-care with an in-dwelling catheter in place differs in some steps.
Peri-care without a catheter, males:
* The caregiver's touch may be the only contact a man has had in weeks, months, or years; erections are common.
* If a male becomes erect during a bath, do not let the situation turn to sexual talk, even in jest or joking.
* Reassure the male that erections during bathing is a normal occurrence and "you've seen it all" before.
* Don't embarrass or ridicule the patient; keep a professional demeanor.
*If a female caregiver feels harassed by an excited male patient, she can go ask someone else to finish the care---if she has tried all diversionary tactics already.
Buttocks and anus, males and females.
* Powder on the anal area can simply cake and lead to bad irritation. It's also very, very hard to get off at the next bath. Adult patients are NOT infants; even infants can get irritations from too much powder being used.
* Corn starch can be lightly patted onto the outer genital creases, such as along the inner leg/buttock.
* Creams to prevent skin breakdown should be used with common sense; do not lather it on, because goop in creases can also create too much moisture and lead to skin breakdown.
Observations during the bath
Also observe for:
Caution: Older adults can have very thin skin. Always be gentle; use patting motions rather than rubbing.
A partial bed bath is a bath that's given to people who are in the hospital or a nursing home, or who receive care in their own home. The partial bed bath can be done, in part, by the patient for areas the patient can reach, or be completely done by a family member, nursing aid, or nurse.
You would wash their face, arms, chest, back and privates. A partial bed bath is not a full bed bath, but aimed to get the most important areas.
The purpose of a partial bed bath is too keep people from getting infections or bed sores and stinking. A person who is unable to move has to have assistance with cleaning their bodies.
face
neck
chest
arms
(waist up only!)
Demonstrate means "to show" so it'd be impossible to demonstrate the skills and steps involved in giving a partial bed bath. However, you can read the steps in the Related Links section.
A bed bath involves washing the entire body one section at a time, then rinsing and drying thoroughly while the patient remains in the bed. People who are sedentary, bedridden or difficult to move are given bed baths.
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A partial bath in a home is also sometimes called a half bath, or a 3/4 bath. A half bath has a sink and toilet, a 3/4 bath has a shower, sink, and toilet.
A wash cloth, a dry cloth, soap, warm water, A wash tub and extra blankets to keep the patient covered up
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