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PROCEDURE CHECKLIST 27
NURSING INTERVENTIONS IN MEETING PATIENT’S COMFORT:
BED BATHING
NO. PROCEDURE REMARKS
Establish rapport.
1. - Greet patient & maintain eye contact.
- Introduce yourself.
2. Explain purpose of procedure and provide privacy
Assess patient’s condition to determine patient’s ability to
3. perform bathing and level of assistance and type of bath
needed.
4. Prepare equipment as required.
5. Offer bedpan or urinal and assist patient as needed.
Wash hand. Apply gloves if there is an actual or a risk for
6.
drainage or secretions on patient’s skin.
Move bed to comfortable working height, lower side rail
7. and assist patient to comfortable position - semi fowler’s or
fowler’s position.
8. Put the equipment trolley within reach.
9. Wash patient’s face and hands or assist as needed.
10. Dry face and hands.
11. Offer oral hygiene.
Reposition bed and assist patient in comfortable supine
12.
position.
Place bath blanket over patient and over top linen. Loosen
13.
top linen at edges and foot of bed.
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