Title: Perform a back rub.
Course: Nurse Aide II (14051-II) > Section: Developing Basic Nursing Skills

Back rub should be given according to facility policy/protocol.

Refer to Unit VIII in Nurse Aide Curriculum (https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/media/dhpweb/docs/nursing/forms/education/NurseAide_Ed_Program_Curriculum.doc), Virginia Board of Nursing, Virginia Department of Health Professions, 2018.

Process/Skill Questions:

- In what medical conditions is a back rub contraindicated?
- How is the lotion warmed before a back rub?
- What skin observations should be recorded and reported before and after a back rub?
- What are the benefits of a back rub?