module 6 hygiene and bed making exam questions and answers

module 6 hygiene and bed making exam questions and answers What are various factors that affect personal hygiene? - Answer-social practices: how they are raised or infuenced body image: some people are clean cut, some arent and need to be taught hygiene health benefits and motivations: help people understand that it is important for their health to have good hygiene developmental stage: aging affects the condition of body tissues and structures. Children don't know to clean selves. Adolescence go through body changes It's hard for old people to perform good hygiene care sometimes.. physical condition: illness andn injury can make it hard for good hygiene habits cultural variables: level of education, gender preference, geographic location, socioeconomic status: some peopel cant afford to good hygiene personal preference: know what time and kinds of baths and products patient normally uses What are the purposes of giving a bath and providing skin care? - Answer-good hygiene is linked with good health maintains personal cleanliness -prevents offensive body odors, especially in axillae and pubic areas -bathing removes perspiration, some bacteria, and dead skin cells which minimizes skin irritation and reduces the dance of infection promotes comfort and relaxation promotion of range of motion -movement of extremities while bathing stimulates circulation -warm water and gentle strokes from distal to proximal increases circulation and promote venous return Helps improve self image -promotes feeling of being refreshed, relaxed. Promot the patients independents as much as possible Nurses advantage of patients taking baths - Answer-strengthens nurse-patient relationship by providing the opportunity to develop a meaningful nurse patient relationship provides opportunity for assessment of the patient including condition of patient , psychosocial and learning needs. when would the nurse choose to use a shower, assisted bath, or a bed bath? - Answer- A shower allows for more thorough cleaning than a bed bath but can cause fatigue however some people feel cleaner in a shower or less insecure... bed bath: if a patient is not mobile, or unconscious, totally dependent