Nursing concepts and practice

Introduction The aim of this assignment is to discuss and identify a nursing skill whilst on placement. As this was my placement the nursing skill I performed was bed bathing a patient. The skill of bed bathing is fundamental and essential for my first year at nursing school. By participating in bed bathing a patient it has enabled me to identify how to plan and implement nursing care to patients in conjunction with affective nursing …

…patients' privacy, dignity and warmth. Clean nightclothes- should be the patients' preference, but also consider that the night clothes should be placed on the patient with ease and not be tight fitting. Laundry Skip- to protect against cross infection. It also ensures the safety of the area if the linen is placed straight into the laundry skip. Bed pan or commode- this would be provided for the patients comfort and avoid disruption of the procedure.