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chapter 19 and 20 ob

chapter 19 and 20 objectives as listed

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Describe factors that influence personal hygiene practices: Economic status, Sociocultural background,Knowledge level, Ability to perform selfcare,and Personal preference.
Identify assessments needed to determine a patient’s ability to perform self care: Assess if cognitive and their physical function does poor vision, sense of touch, or limitations in range of motion interfere with self care? Are coordination, muscle strength and balance adequate?
List four purposes for bathing: to cleanse the skin, promote comfort, stimulate circulation to all areas of the body.
List four key points in bathing a patiient. maintain safety, give privacy, prevent chills, encouage independence.
Identify four benefits of a back rub? communicates caring, fosters trust in the nurse patient relationship, provides an oppoutunity to assess the skin on the back, reduces tension and promotes relaxation.
Describe care for contact lenses. remove contact lenses after washing hands,then cleanse in a stopped sink or bath basin with a commercially prepared solution.
Describe care for hearing aides. when not in the ear store in appropriate container; cleanse the with soap and water but do not submerge them in it.
List 5 risk factors for the development of pressure ulcers: in bed or confined to a chair, inability to move, loss of bowel or bladder control, poor nutrition, lowered mental awareness.
Identify skin areas most susceptible to pressure ulcer formation: side of head, shoulder, ilium, trochanter, perineum, anterior knee, malleolus, heel, sacrum and coccyx, dorsal thoracic area, occiput, rim of ear.
How does hygienic care differ between the younger and elderly patients? younger patients may want to bathe more often and have more privacy. whereas older patients may reqire more attention and bathe less often.
STAGE ONE PRESSURE ULCER: AN AREA OF RED, DEEP PINK, OR MOTTLED SKIN THAT DOES NOT BLANCH WITH FINGER TIP PRESSURE.
STAGE 2 PRESSURE ULCER: PARTIAL THICKNESS SKIN LOSS INVOLVING EPIDERMIS OR DERMIS. MAY LOOK LIKE AN ABRASION OR BLISTER
STAGE 3 PRESSURE ULCER: FULL THICKNESS SKIN LOSS THAT LOOKS LIKE A DEEP CRATER AND MAY EXTEND INTO THE FACSIA.
STAGE 4 PRESSURE ULCER: FULL THICKNESS SKIN LOSS WITH EXTENSIVE TISSURE NECROSIS OR DAMAGE TO MUSCLE BONE OR SUPPORTING STRUCTURES; SINUS TRACTS MAY BE PRESESNT.
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