Care needed to Bedridden patients!

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How to care for a bedridden patient

First create a check-list this way:

- Schedule of Drugs;

- Having checklist need for temperature and pressure;

- Meals Hours: Breakfast, lunch, dinner, evening coffee.

- Being intubated or are using probe patient, check the periods of cleaning;

- Bed bath programming or monitoring of the patient to the bathroom;

- Remember, if you have to make the bed bath remember that you can use coconut or antibacterial soap. Use a loofah.

- Do not forget that a bedridden person can feel itches because of the long time lying, so remember to observe the ears, due to the excess earwax, neck, legs, feet, back, nose, head, etc ...

- Daily make a massage of the whole body, of course, if the patient has no restrictions;

- If you do use diapers, remember that every exchange you should sanitize very well the private parts and pass ointments to prevent emergence of fungi, rashes or irritations;

- At least, move the patient, say, switch sides will every 04 hours to prevent emergence of bedsores;

- If the patient is unable to speak, try sign language or eyes. Lift the finger indicating whether it's okay or pain. The same for the eyes, blinking once for yes and twice for no;

- Never forget to check the fingernails and toenails weekly. Imagine having an ingrown toenail, inflaming the toes or hands ...

- As a man and having to shave him in bed sometimes it gets complicated, but never forget before shaving, humidecer the skin with warm water to facilitate shaving. once a week can be made.

- In some cleaning situations check the possibility of using some product aseptic;

- The exchange of bedding should be made more often, because in many cases patients tend to sweat more than normal due to drug response or a fever;

- Never forget that the bedridden patient can listen to music, stories, jokes, watch TV and mostly receive CARING AND LOVE ALL!

- Take care of body temperature. Remember that one day you can be that is depending on the help of another person, family or child!