Bed bath and Beyond.
Well let's see. I'm not at all sure what's up but we'll give this a try. Some thing else will probably shred apart but f- it, it's letting me blog and post. I promised PK a post about bed baths so here goes.
In order to give a good bed bath you have to keep a few things in mind. First of all you are doing this to make the bathee comfortable. Second you must live to bathe another day. Third, this is not going on your permanent record.That said we begin.
As in the take over of a small nation it is all in the planning. You must assemble the things you will need before you start. This will vary according to the individual but here is a good general list to get started with
disposable gloves (box)
towels (10) you may not use them all but have them handy
wash cloths (30) ditto
basins (2 or 3)one to keep everything in the others for wash and rinse
lotion- best if applied to damp skin
powder - best if applied to dry skin
deodorant- best if applied to clean skin
bath soap- I use No Rinse Body Bath
shampoo- I use No Rinse Shampoo
zip lock bags- it's easier and cleaner that putting the water directly in the basins
toothpaste/other mouthcare equip - Toothpaste on a gloved finger is better than nothing
gargage can with plastic liner- time to toss your diposables
baby wipes- nice and gentle for personal cleansing
water proof pads- protects the bed
bath blanket- keeps regular blanket dry and bathee warm
clean bed linens- whether it's time for a change or just in case
rolling cart- very convenient
hamper-better than throwing stuff on the floor
clean bedclothes and diaper etc if necessary
it's good to actually write yourself a list
on to the bath
take everything extra off the bed while you tell the bathee what you are planning
water proof pads under and bath blanket on top of bathee
wrap arms and legs in towels
start at the top
do one section at a time
don't use too much soap
offer to have bathee do their own personal cleansing other wise just do it
turn bathee on side wash and lotion back from neck to buttocks
clean bedclothes etc
this is a good time to socialize with bathee
it is also a good time to have a good look at their skin and check for bed sores
bedsores can develop overnight call your MD if you are concerned - don't wait
this is a good time to get the bathee up out of bed so you can change the sheets
otherwise , if the bathee can't get up you must dhange the bed with them in it
if you are taking care of someone in bed please protect your back and get a hospital bed if at all possibe
if you are going to be doing this for any lenth of time think about a solid surface floor
well I probably forgot a bunch of stuff but I am sure there are a lot of resources these days for this kind of information
please check with your MD if your loved one is to sick to take care of them selves
Well there it is PK, I've got it all worked out except the exit plan ...
In order to give a good bed bath you have to keep a few things in mind. First of all you are doing this to make the bathee comfortable. Second you must live to bathe another day. Third, this is not going on your permanent record.That said we begin.
As in the take over of a small nation it is all in the planning. You must assemble the things you will need before you start. This will vary according to the individual but here is a good general list to get started with
disposable gloves (box)
towels (10) you may not use them all but have them handy
wash cloths (30) ditto
basins (2 or 3)one to keep everything in the others for wash and rinse
lotion- best if applied to damp skin
powder - best if applied to dry skin
deodorant- best if applied to clean skin
bath soap- I use No Rinse Body Bath
shampoo- I use No Rinse Shampoo
zip lock bags- it's easier and cleaner that putting the water directly in the basins
toothpaste/other mouthcare equip - Toothpaste on a gloved finger is better than nothing
gargage can with plastic liner- time to toss your diposables
baby wipes- nice and gentle for personal cleansing
water proof pads- protects the bed
bath blanket- keeps regular blanket dry and bathee warm
clean bed linens- whether it's time for a change or just in case
rolling cart- very convenient
hamper-better than throwing stuff on the floor
clean bedclothes and diaper etc if necessary
it's good to actually write yourself a list
on to the bath
take everything extra off the bed while you tell the bathee what you are planning
water proof pads under and bath blanket on top of bathee
wrap arms and legs in towels
start at the top
do one section at a time
don't use too much soap
offer to have bathee do their own personal cleansing other wise just do it
turn bathee on side wash and lotion back from neck to buttocks
clean bedclothes etc
this is a good time to socialize with bathee
it is also a good time to have a good look at their skin and check for bed sores
bedsores can develop overnight call your MD if you are concerned - don't wait
this is a good time to get the bathee up out of bed so you can change the sheets
otherwise , if the bathee can't get up you must dhange the bed with them in it
if you are taking care of someone in bed please protect your back and get a hospital bed if at all possibe
if you are going to be doing this for any lenth of time think about a solid surface floor
well I probably forgot a bunch of stuff but I am sure there are a lot of resources these days for this kind of information
please check with your MD if your loved one is to sick to take care of them selves
Well there it is PK, I've got it all worked out except the exit plan ...
posted by CCCCppppCCppp at 4:39 PM
3 Comments:
My mother worked with nurses and they told her their technique was to wash down as far as possible, and up as far as possible and let the patient take care of possible.
Thanks for the 411 on bathing whilst incapacitated. I wish I wold have paid more attention when they put the IV in - the nurse put it in my left arm. Unfortuantely I use my left hand to eat and wash so it was tough trying to get the right hand to take over those duties.
I write right handed mainly because when I was kid if you used your left hand to write your teacher smacked it with a ruler and put your pencil back in your right hand.
PK
Hopefully you'll never need the info, but it's always good to keep all kinds of ammo in th arsenal just in case.By the way here is how I posted. I went to the HTML tag on the posting blog ,brought up the code for bold, italic,whatever would come up and deleted it. Hubby says this should not work but I told him it had been buggy in the past. Oh well, no spillchick.
Thank you for the advice, Fairscape! Things such as these are always good to know.
TPK: About the writing with right hand thing you mentioned - I remember very clearly teachers doing that! Isn't that a shame. Of course, nowadays, we have teachers being forced by law to pass students who shouldn't be passed, and entire schools (my son's is one of them) who forbid teachers to give out homework!! Giant, gigantic step backward IMHO!!
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