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Other patient positions: Sims/English or semi-prone.
Set of activities to mobilize a patient who is unable to move on his or her own. Objective: To place the patient in the indicated position to perform some care (administration of enemas, medication, rectal tactos and extraction of fecalomas). Equipment: See patient...
Positions of bedridden patients
Set of activities performed to mobilize a patient who is unable to move on their own. Objectives: - To place the patient in the indicated position to achieve comfort or to perform some care or exploration.- Prevent possible complications (pressure ulcers, deformities,...
General rules for patient mobilization
Set of activities to mobilize a patient who is unable to perform them on his or her own. Objectives: - Maintain the comfort of the bedridden patient.- Maintain the patient's body alignment.- Prevent possible complications (pressure ulcers, deformities, loss of muscle...
Changing bed linen of the bedridden patient
Set of activities performed by the nursing staff to maintain the bed of the bedridden patient in hygienic and safe conditions for the patient. Objective: To perform the change of bed linen to provide well-being and hygiene to the bedridden patient. Equipment: -...
Changing bed linen
Changing bed linen in the autonomous patient Set of activities performed by the nursing staff aimed at maintaining proper grooming and hygiene of the patient's bed. Objective: To prepare the bed in hygienic and comfortable conditions for the patient, avoiding wrinkles...
Nail Care
Set of activities performed by the nursing staff for nail care. Objectives: - Maintain hygiene and good appearance of the nails.- Avoid infections, ulcerations and deformities. Equipment: - Basin- Towels.- Nail brush, pliers or scissors, nail file. - Material:-...
Hygiene of the genitalia
Set of measures performed by the nursing staff to keep the skin of the perineal area clean and in good condition, when the patient has limitation to perform his own hygiene. Objectives: - To keep the patient's genitals clean to cover hygiene needs and prevent...
Eye Hygiene
Set of measures, performed by the nursing staff aimed at maintaining in good condition of the eyes. Objective: To provide the patient with the necessary grooming to keep, the eyes clean and moist, avoiding irritation, infections, eyelid edema and corneal erosions....
Hygiene of the mouth
Set of hygienic measures performed by the nursing staff in the oral cavity when the patient is limited in performing his/her own hygiene. Objectives: - Keep the patient's oral cavity clean to avoid dryness, bad odors, cracks in lips and tongue.- Prevent infections....