A clients hearing aid needs to be cleaned. what action should the nurse take to complete this task?

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What should the nurse include in morning care?
Which activity does the nurse perform when planning for a patient's hygiene and personal care?
What is the priority concern when providing oral hygiene for a patient who is unconscious?
Why is bathing important for patients?

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Rationale 1: Hour-of-sleep care includes providing for elimination needs, washing the face and hands, oral care, and a back massage.
Rationale 2: As-needed care is provided as required by the client. Because the intravenous solution has saturated the gown and bed linens, this is the type of care the client needs at this time.
Rationale 3: Early morning care is provided to clients as they awaken in the morning and consists of aiding to void, washing the face and hands, and providing oral care.
Rationale 4: Morning care is usually after breakfast and includes providing for elimination needs, a bath or shower, perineal care, back massage, and oral, nail, and hair care.

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What should the nurse include in morning care?

Early morning care typically consists of assisting with toileting, face and hand washing, and mouth care. Morning care occurs after breakfast and commonly consists of toileting, bathing, and mouth, skin, and hair care. It may also include dressing and positioning or assisting the patient to the chair.

Which activity does the nurse perform when planning for a patient's hygiene and personal care?

Which activity does the nurse perform when planning for a patient's hygiene and personal care? Nursing diagnoses are prioritized during the planning phase, so that top priority hygiene and personal care diagnoses can be addressed first.

What is the priority concern when providing oral hygiene for a patient who is unconscious?

CORRECT. An unconscious patient is placed in the side-lying position when mouth care is provided because this position prevents pooling of secretions at the back of the oral cavity, thereby reducing the risk of aspiration. 3.

Why is bathing important for patients?

Assisting patients with bathing is a fundamental aspect of maintaining the patient's hygiene. Bathing not only helps the patient to feel clean and gain a sense of normalcy, but bathing also removes dirt, perspiration, bacteria, and dead skin as well as promotes blood circulation.