Question

CASE STUDY 4. When assisting the person with a bath, what observations do you need to make? A resident of Pine View Nursing Center is alert and can make her needs known. The person is continent of bowel and bladder. You are assigned to care for the person today. Your assignment sheet tells you that the person: Uses a wheelchair to get around Eats all of her meals in the dining Has an upper and lower denture Needs a whirlpool tub bath today Likes her bath at 10 AM Gets a back massage after her bath room 5. How will you promote the person's right to privacy? Answer the following questions: 1. What care do you need to give the person before breakfast? 6. How will you promote the person's right to personal choice? 2. What care do you need to give the person after breakfast? 3. Before assisting the person with a bath, what information do you need from the nurse and the care plan?

Answer 1

1.The following care can be given to the patient before breakfast are

• Assess the patients vital signs to get the basic details and plan for care
• Assist the patient for ticketing
• Remove the denture (if removable) and cleanse it for reusing
• Provide patient whirlpool tub bath
• Refix the dentures
• Back massage to improve circulation

2.The patient can be taken around in wheel chair ,to provide comfort and aide in digestion

3.The patient information like

• Was the patient had a tub bath earlier
• Was he having any sort of discomfort during the procedure
• Is he having any pressure ulcer or wound
• Any complaints of orthodtatic hypertension

4.The following observations to be done

• Assessing for any bed sore
• note down the color of the skin
• The patients skeletomucular system can be assessed to rule out any rigidity,flaccidith.