Blog Entry No. 5 (Making the Bed & Bathing the Patient)

Making a Bed
1. Why do we need to know how to make an unoccupied and occupied bed?
*  So that the patient will be more comfortable.

2. How does making a bed help in the fast recovery of our patient?
*  Making a clean bed leads to the fast recovery of the patient because if dirty, it can affect the patient.
  
3. As a good home nurse, how will you be able to render your services to your patient through bed making?
*  So that the patient will stay at the bed and the home nurse could do many things like cleaning the room of the patient, and etc...

 Bathing the Patient
1. Why do you need to give a bath to the patient?

• To cleanse the patient.
• To refresh the patient.
• To relax the patient.
• To stimulate the circulation of blood in the body.
•  To serve as a form of exercise.
• To aid in the elimination of certain wastes in the body.

2. What are the materials needed for bed bath or sponge bath?

• 2 big towels.
• 2 small towels.
• Rubber sheet.
• A basin with warm water.
• A soap.
• Light blanket.

3. What’s the importance of using a urinal or bedpan?

• A urinal is important if the patient is expected to remain bedridden for a long period of time.

4. What do you mean by back rub?

• A back rub is given to refresh the patient.

5. How do you differentiate cold compress from hot compress?

• Cold compress is the is an absorbent cloth is dipped into a cold water while Hot Compress, it is the application of heat to a small area with hot gauze or hot compress cloth.