Hygiene, Bed Making, Bathing, Bedpans, Shaving, & Care

Cards (66)

  • Hygiene
    The science of health and its maintenance
  • Personal hygiene
    The self-care by which individuals attend to such functions as bathing, toileting, general body hygiene, grooming
  • Inner to outer canthus
    Which direction should the ye be wiped with a piece of cotton?
  • outer eyelids
    where should the mineral oil be placed in the eye?
  • corneal reflex
    when this is absent, keep the yes closed by placing an eye pad soaked in saline solution over each eye
  • after bath
    best time for cleaning ear with a cotton pledget
  • true
    We lubricate ears with baby oil
  • both open
    the best way to clean the nose is to blow gently with _____ nostrils _____
  • Mineral oil or cotton seed oil
    Crust in external nares can be softened & removed with the help of ______
  • asepto syringe
    What is used to irrigate mouthwash when given through straw?
  • thumb or large toe
    Which finger and toe should we start cutting the nails
  • straight across
    How do we cut nails?
  • Bedmaking
    A procedure of arranging the bedsheet and other bedding on a bed, to prepare it for patient use
  • foam
    type of mattress commonly used
  • Closed bed
    type of bed made and designed to protect the sheets from dust
  • open bed
    type of bed used when client is able to get out of bed or to be occupied by client
  • postoperative bed
    Type of bed to provide in which the patient can be quickly placed after surgery
  • post operative bed
    This is the type of bed where pillows are not used
  • occupied bed
    type of bed used to conserve patient energy
  • Hot water tub bath
    Bathing and temperature of 45°C to 46°C for adults, it helps to relieve muscle soreness and spasm
  • Warm water tub bath
    Basing in warm water with temperature of 43°C relieve muscle tension
  • Cold water or tepid sponge bath
    Bathing in water with temperature of 37°C
  • Cooling sponge bath
    Bathing with water temperature of 18°C to 32°C
  • Cooling sponge bath
    Type of therapeutic bath for clients with very high temperature over 40°C
  • Soak
    Local application of water or medicated solution
  • Soak
    This skin remove the tissue or soften encrusted secretion
  • saline
    Type of soak which uses 4ml or one teaspoon NaCl to 500 ml water. It has a cooling effect, cleans, and decreases skin irritation.
  • Oatmeal or Aveeno
    This kind of soak uses 720 ml or 3 cups cooked oatmeal and cheese cloth bag. Tie the bag securely and threw it in the tub until the water is opalescent
  • Oatmeal or Aveeno
    This kind of soak suits, skin, irritation, suffers and lubricate, dry and scaly skin
  • Cornstarch
    Uses 0.45 kg or 1 pound cornstarch, insufficient cold water, dissolve it then add boiling water until the mixture is thick and add to the tub of water. This soothes skin irritation.
  • Sodium Bicarbonate
    This type of soak uses for ML or 1 teaspoon sodium bicarbonate to 500 ML water or 122-360 ML to 120 L
  • Sodium bicarbonate
    This type of soak has a cooling effect and relieves skin irritation
  • Potassium permanganate
    Tablet form which are crushed dissolve in little water and added to the bath it cleans and disinfect and treats infected skin areas
  • Sitz bath
    This type of bathing is used for patients who was undergone rectal or vaginal surgery, postpartum patients, and patients with local or rectal irritation
  • Cold sitz bath
    This type of Sitz bath is more effective in relieving pain in postpartum period
  • Hair shampooing
    Cleans the hair and increases the client‘s sense of well being
  • 43-46
    tempe for bathing adults
  • 38-40
    Temperature for bathing children
  • Tepid sponge bath
    type of bath used to cool the body slowly
  • 37
    Temperature of tepid water