Title: Provide perineal care.
Course: Nurse Aide II Condensed (14051-II-A) > Section: Developing Basic Nursing Skills

Care should be given according to the procedure outlined in Skill 21 of the Nurse Aide Candidate Handbook (https://home.pearsonvue.com/getattachment/50009e72-ec19-410e-9148-2e8974e3f8c8/Virginia%20Nurse%20Aide%20Candidate%20Handbook-075300.aspx).

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:

- Why is it important to clean the female perineal area from front to back?
- What observations should a CNA report to a nurse regarding perineal care?
- What precautions are followed when giving perineal care?
- What is the perineum?
- What is the two-step process for perineal care?