Title: Demonstrate how to give a complete bed bath.
Course: Nurse Aide (14051) > Section: Unit VIII: Personal Care Skills

Demonstration should include

- explaining the procedure to the resident
- following all safety procedures (e.g., checking water temperature, locking bed wheels, putting on gloves, keeping the resident warm with a bath blanket)
- providing privacy
- raising the level of the bed to the nurse aide’s waist
- washing the eyes and face; one arm, hand and underarm at a time; chest and abdomen; one leg and foot at a time; perineum; and rectal area
- assisting with dressing and grooming (e.g., hair care, shaving, nail care, lotion)
- removing soiled linens and cleaning up the basin according to facility policy
- repositioning the resident, and returning the bed to the low position.