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Bed baths : much more than a basic nursing task / Jan Powers, Sean Fortney

By: Series: Nursing 2014. 44 : 10, page 67-68 Publication details: October 2014ISSN:
  • 0360-4039
Subject(s): Scope and content: Nurses sometimes view patient bathing as a time-consuming, low-priority task, when in reality it's a golden opportunity to incorporate many key principles of care--providing a compassionate touch, taking time for education, meeting emotional needs, assessing skin, and repositioning to name some. Proper bathing practices in adults can also reduce infection rates. Here, Powers and Fortney talk about bed baths for patients.
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Nurses sometimes view patient bathing as a time-consuming, low-priority task, when in reality it's a golden opportunity to incorporate many key principles of care--providing a compassionate touch, taking time for education, meeting emotional needs, assessing skin, and repositioning to name some. Proper bathing practices in adults can also reduce infection rates. Here, Powers and Fortney talk about bed baths for patients.

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