Personal hygiene care / Lindsay Dingwall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dingwall, Lindsay.

Series:

Essential clinical skills for nurses.

Essential clinical skills for nurses series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nursing.

Patients--Care.

Patients.

Patients--Health and hygiene.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (338 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex ; Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Meeting the hygiene needs of patients is a fundamental aspect of nursing care. This practical and introductory guide outlines and emphasizes the nursing skills required to meet the essential personal hygiene care needs of patients in various healthcare settings.It explores care of the eyes, ears, mouth, nails and hair, and provides evidence-based rationales for each procedure. Methods of washing the patient are discussed, and bed-making and patient positioning is explored. Each chapter provides the necessary anatomy and physiology, as well as common conditions, safety issues,

Contents:

Personal Hygiene Care; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1: Assessing Your Patient; 2: Improving and Maintaining Oral Health; 3: Care of the Eyes; 4: Ear Care; 5: Foot and Nail Care; 6: Hair Care and Grooming; 7: Methods of Washing; 8: Skin Care; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612483295

9781282483293

1282483293

9781444318708

1444318705

9781444318715

1444318713

OCLC:

606852742