Making the Bed & Bathing the Patient :D

Making a Bed
1. Why do we need to know how to make an unoccupied and occupied bed?
We know how to make an unoccupied and occupied bed to let the patient know whether the bed is now occupied by someone else or not.

2. How does making a bed help in the fast recovery of our patient?
It can help the patient to be more comfortable enough. And that can help the patient to recover faster for her illness.

3. As a good home nurse, how will you be able to render your services to your patient through bed making?
By cleaning, changing the proper sheet so that the patient can be more comfortable enough.

 Bathing the Patient
1. Why do you need to give a bath to the patient?
The home nurse must bathe the patients always to  avoid catching the cold, pneumonia, or anything that may worsen the patients condition.
 
2. What are the materials needed for bed bath or sponge bath?
 Materials needed for Sponge bath or Bed bath:
-2 Small and Big towel    -Soap and Light Blanket
-Rubber Sheet                   -Basin with warm water

3. What’s the importance of using a urinal or bedpan?
A Urinal and Bedpan is important if the patient is expected to remain bedridden for a long period of time.

4. What do you mean by back rub?
Back rub is given to the patients who wants to re-freshen themselves.

5. How do you differentiate cold compress from hot compress?
Cold Compress-an absorbent cloth is dipped in a cold water, wrung out and applied it into the body of the patient to relieved the pain or reduced inflammation or used as  comfort measure.
Hot Compress-application of heat to a small area of the hot compress cloth. Hot compress can increase circulation locally. It relieves pain and congestion of the patient.