Answer to Question 1
A
When preparing a patient for a bed bath (a bath for patients who must remain in bed but who are able to bathe themselves), place prepackaged bathing product, bath linens, a clean gown, and other bathing supplies on the overbed table. Provide privacy, and place the nurse call device within reach. Remove the top linens from the bed, and cover the patient with a bath blanket. If the patient cannot bathe all areas of his body, complete the bath for him. The nurse performs at least part of a bed bath; if the patient bathes himself completely while remaining in bed, it is referred to as an assist bath.
Answer to Question 2
D
The nurse should instruct the NAP to give a complete bed bath (a bath for patients who must remain in bed but who are able to bathe themselves), in head-to-toe fashion, beginning with the cleanest part of the body and ending with the dirtiest. The NAP should provide the patient with a basin of warm water and allow him to wash his perineum when giving an assisted bath or bed bath (this is a total bed bath). During a partial bath, the NAP should cleanse only the areas that may cause odor or discomfort. The NAP should never begin the bath with the back, buttocks, and perineum because this violates the principle of clean to dirty.
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