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Skill Checklists for Taylor's Clinical Nursing Skills:
A Nursing Process Approach, 3rd edition
Name Date
Unit Position
Instructor/Evaluator: Position
SKILL 7-1Giving a Bed Bath
Goal:The patient will vocalize feeling clean and fresh. Comments- Review chart for any limitations in physical activity.
- Bring necessary equipment to the bedside stand or overbed
table. - Perform hand hygiene and put on gloves and/or other PPE,
if indicated. - Identify the patient. Discuss procedure with the patient
and assess the patient’s ability to assist in the bathing
process, as well as personal hygiene preferences. - Close curtains around bed and close the door to the room,
if possible. Adjust the room temperature, if necessary. - Remove sequential compression devices and antiembolism
stockings from lower extremities according to agency
protocol. - Offer patient bedpan or urinal.
- Remove gloves and perform hand hygiene.
- Adjust the bed to a comfortable working height; usually
elbow height of the caregiver (VISN 8 Patient Safety
Center, 2009). - Put on gloves. Lower side rail nearer to you and assist
patient to side of bed where you will work. Have patient
lie on his or her back. - Loosen top covers and remove all except the top sheet.
Place bath blanket over patient and then remove top sheet
while patient holds bath blanket in place. If linen is to be
reused, fold it over a chair. Place soiled linen in laundry
bag. Take care to prevent linen from coming in contact
with your clothing. - Remove patient’s gown and keep bath blanket in place.
If patient has an IV line and is not wearing a gown with
snap sleeves, remove gown from other arm first. Lower
the IV container and pass gown over the tubing and the
container. Rehang the container and check the drip rate.
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