Making the Bed & Bathing the Patient

Making a Bed
1. Why do we need to know how to make an unoccupied and occupied bed?
 - So that we can do it all by ourselves when there is a real patient who we are taking care of.

2. How does making a bed help in the fast recovery of our patient?

 - It can help them rest well until they get better, and a clean & good bed makes the patient feel comfortable that can make them able to rest well.

3. As a good home nurse, how will you be able to render your services to your patient through bed making?
 -  By doing & practicing the home nursing skills to do it well to them with respect, love & care.

 Bathing the Patient

1. Why do you need to give a bath to the patient?
 -  To cleanse & refresh the patient.

2. What are the materials needed for bed bath or sponge bath?
 -  Basin with warm water, 2 big towels, 2 small towels, rubber sheet, soap & a light blanket.

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

4. What do you mean by back rub?
 - It is given to the patient to refresh the patient.

5. How do you differentiate cold compress from hot compress?
 -  Cold compress is an absorbent cloth is dipped into a cold water, wrung out & applied to a body part to relieve pain or reduce inflammation or used as a comfort measure. While hot compress is the application of heat to a small area with hot gauze or hot compress cloth. It relieves pain & congestion.