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Personal hygiene care [E-Book]

By:

Dingwall, Lindsay

Series: Essential clinical skills for nurses seriesPublication details: Chichester, West Sussex; Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010Description: 1 online resource (ix, 326 pages). : (electronic bk.)ISBN:

9781444318715
1444318713 (electronic bk.)
9781444318708
1444318705
1405163070 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9781405163071 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
(pbk. ; alk. paper)

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Summary: Meeting the hygiene needs of patients is a fundamental aspect of nursing care. This practical and introductory guide outlines and emphasises the nursing skills required to meet the essential personal hygiene care needs of patients in various care settings. It explores care of the eyes, ears, mouth, nails and hair, and provides evidence-based rationales for each procedure. Methods of washing your patient are discussed, and bed-making and patient positioning is explored. Each chapter provides the necessary anatomy and physiology, as well as common conditions, safety issues, privacy and dignity.

Holdings
Item type	Home library	Class number	URL	Status
Electronic book	Newcomb Library at Homerton Healthcare Online		Link to resource	Available
Electronic book	Newham Library (Barts Health) Online		Link to resource	Available
Electronic book	Royal London Library (Barts Health) Online		Link to resource	Available
Electronic book	St Bartholomew's Library (Barts Health) Online	WY 100 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Link to resource	Available
Electronic book	Whipps Cross Library (Barts Health) Online		Link to resource	Available

Meeting the hygiene needs of patients is a fundamental aspect of nursing care. This practical and introductory guide outlines and emphasises the nursing skills required to meet the essential personal hygiene care needs of patients in various care settings. It explores care of the eyes, ears, mouth, nails and hair, and provides evidence-based rationales for each procedure. Methods of washing your patient are discussed, and bed-making and patient positioning is explored. Each chapter provides the necessary anatomy and physiology, as well as common conditions, safety issues, privacy and dignity.

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