Performance should include
- demonstrating various types of baths
- bed bath
- tub bath
- shower
- sitz bath
- whirlpool
- bed/fracture pan
- making an occupied and an unoccupied bed
- caring for a client (e.g., dressing and undressing, oral hygiene, massage, haircare, nail care, shaving, shampooing, skin care, toileting).
Process/Skill Questions:
- How would the different types of baths (e.g., cleansing, bed bath, medicated, and therapeutic) be determined? How would each type be matched with rationale, method of administration, and anticipated therapeutic responses?
- How does one make an occupied bed?
- How does one dress and undress the client, including the management of a closed and a running intravenous (IV), and/or affected extremity?
- How does one perform oral care for the conscious and unconscious client?
- How would one provide skin care, such as back rubs and care of bony prominences, for the patient?