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Nurse Aid Skills
Promissor : Clean Dentures
| task # | skill |
|---|---|
| 1 | Puts on clean gloves before handling dentures |
| 2 | Before handling dentures, protects dentures from possible breakage (e.g., by lining sink/basin with a towel/washcloth or by filling it with water) |
| 3 | Rinses dentures in cool running water before brushing them |
| 4 | Applies toothpaste or denture cleanser to toothbrush |
| 5 | Brushes dentures on all surfaces |
| 6 | Rinses all surfaces of dentures under cool running water |
| 7 | Rinses denture cup before placing clean dentures in it |
| 8 | Places dentures in clean denture cup with cool solution/water and then returns denture cup to proper storage in bedside table |
| 9 | Cleans and returns implements to proper storage |
| 10 | Maintains clean technique with placement of dentures and toothbrush throughout procedure |
| 11 | Disposes of sink liner in appropriate container or drains sink/basin |
| 12 | Removes and disposes of gloves into wastebasket |
| 13 | washes hands |