Partial Bed Bath Skill

The steps listed below are required to demonstrate each skill. Highly important steps are in bold. All steps must be completed in order to receive a Satisfactory on skill. The role of the resident is played by a mannequin. Each missed step will deduct 5 points from the overall grade. If the student completes all steps competently a grade of a 100 will be earned.

Equipment: wash cloth, towel, soap, gown, gloves, basin of water, linen container

1. Inform client of procedure, communicating plainly, and maintaining eye to eye contact

2. Provide complete privacy

3. Completely remove gown off client (this is because you will be putting on a new clean gown later) and place old gown into soiled/dry linen container, do not over expose client

4. Before beginning to wash client, candidate must check the temperature of the water and then have client touch water to verify temperature of water

5. Before beginning to wash client, put on a clean pair of gloves

6. Starting with eyes (DO NOT PUT SOAP ON WASH CLOTH when doing eyes and face) wash each eye with wet cloth moving from inner aspect to the outer aspect; make sure the area of the wash cloth is changed for each eye and every wipe, then wash face (Highly Important Step)

7. Gently pat dry face with a towel or dry wash cloth

8. Make sure client’s shirt sleeve is pushed up to expose one arm completely then place towel length wise under arm

9. Put soap on wet wash cloth, do not put soap in basin of water

10. Wash completely one arm, hand and underarm (with soap and water)

11. Rinse and dry one arm, one hand and underarm (with water)

12. Do not overly extend limb and joints

13. Dress client with a clean gown

14. Go over to sink, empty water into sink, rinse basin with running water then dry basin out with clean paper towels

15. After rinsing wash basin and drying it place wash basin in designated dirty supply area

16. Discard all used linen (wash cloth and towel) into designated linin containers

17. Do not put used next to your (candidate) clothing at any time 18. After completing steps 15-17, then take off gloves and throw them in the trash container and then wash your hands

19. Call signal is in reach and put bed in low position

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Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

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Student

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Instructor