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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816273103321

Autore

Dingwall Lindsay

Titolo

Personal hygiene care / / Lindsay Dingwall

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Ames, Iowa, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010

ISBN

9786612483295

9781282483293

1282483293

9781444318708

1444318705

9781444318715

1444318713

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (338 p.)

Collana

Essential clinical skills for nurses series

Disciplina

610.73

Soggetti

Nursing

Patients - Care

Patients - Health and hygiene

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Personal Hygiene Care; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1: Assessing Your Patient; 2: Improving and Maintaining Oral Health; 3: Care of the Eyes; 4: Ear Care; 5: Foot and Nail Care; 6: Hair Care and Grooming; 7: Methods of Washing; 8: Skin Care; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Meeting the hygiene needs of patients is a fundamental aspect of nursing care. This practical and introductory guide outlines and emphasizes the nursing skills required to meet the essential personal hygiene care needs of patients in various healthcare settings.It explores care of the eyes, ears, mouth, nails and hair, and provides evidence-based rationales for each procedure. Methods of washing the patient are discussed, and bed-making and patient positioning is explored. Each chapter provides the necessary anatomy and physiology, as well as common conditions, safety issues,