Nursing Policy Manualincontinence Care

Nursing Policy Manualincontinence Care

<p> 1. To stock Warmer, place one package in each slot. Red “Not Ready” indicators will light up. Within 2 hours, green “Ready” indicators will light up. Within 2 hours, green “Ready” indicators will light up. These products are ready for use. If green “Take First”SUBJECT: indicators arePatient flashing, Personal use those Hygienepackages first. Nursing 2. Policy Remove packages Manual for use when “Ready.”POLICY NUMBER: Hair Care C. Warming is for additional patient comfort. ProductPAGE may 1also of be 1 used at room temperature. D. Place cap on head. For longer hair, place hair on top of head to get all of it into the cap. Gently massage cap APPROVEDto BY:saturate hair. Some situations may require capGENERATED to be left on head BY: to saturate tangled areas. Remove cap. Towel dry. Comb through hair.</p><p>Amount of time massaging cap depends on quantity of hair. APPROVED BY: APPROVED BY:</p><p>• Short/Fine Hair: Approximately 1 to 2 minutes. • Long/Thick Hair: Approximately 2 to 3 minutes. ISSUED: REVISED: REVIEWED: REFERENCE: NOTE: Washcloths may be necessary to remove excessive amounts of blood, gels or dirt before using product.</p><p>Suggested Nursing Clinical Procedure for cleansing and conditioning patient’s hair with Comfort Rinse- Free Shampoo Cap with Conditioner #7909</p><p>POLICY STATEMENT: Comfort Rinse-Free Shampoo Cap with Conditioner will be used to cleanse and condition patient’s hair as needed, or daily per patient’s request. Comfort Hair is to be used for hair cleansing and conditioning only, as part of a total bathing system such as the Comfort Bath® Cleansing System.</p><p>Supplies Needed: • One package of Comfort Rinse-Free Shampoo Cap with Conditioner. Packages are for individual, single use only. • Comfort Personal Cleansing® Microwave or Warmer (from Sage Products). • Towel. Procedure: See product package for complete information. A. Warming with a Comfort Personal Cleansing® Microwave. 1. Before warming a Comfort Rinse-Free Shampoo Cap package, tear open package without removing cap. 2. Warm for no more than 30 seconds. Microwave wattage varies. Adjust heating time accordingly. CAUTION: If there is any indication cap is excessively hot, do not use. Remember, gloves diminish your sensitivity to heat. Closely monitor heat levels with unresponsive or skin sensitive individuals. B. Warming with a Comfort Personal Cleansing® Warmer.</p><p>The information contained herein refers specifically to the shampooing and conditioning of patient hair with the Comfort Rinse-Free Shampoo Cap with Conditioner. Additional interventions, rationale and steps should be added pursuant to your facility’s final plan of care, following standard nursing practice, other approved internal policies and procedures, and Universal Precautions.</p><p>IN10100B</p>

View Full Text

Details

  • File Type
    pdf
  • Upload Time
    -
  • Content Languages
    English
  • Upload User
    Anonymous/Not logged-in
  • File Pages
    1 Page
  • File Size
    -

Download

Channel Download Status
Express Download Enable

Copyright

We respect the copyrights and intellectual property rights of all users. All uploaded documents are either original works of the uploader or authorized works of the rightful owners.

  • Not to be reproduced or distributed without explicit permission.
  • Not used for commercial purposes outside of approved use cases.
  • Not used to infringe on the rights of the original creators.
  • If you believe any content infringes your copyright, please contact us immediately.

Support

For help with questions, suggestions, or problems, please contact us