新明日报 © SPH Media Limited. Reproduced with permissionIn this feature on taking care of bedridden patients, Ms Jessie Chan, Senior Occupational Therapist, NTFGH, detailed the steps to helping them wash hair. She elaborated that the patient’s preferences for haircare products, water temperature and timing of the day based on the usual routine should be considered for a more personalised experience.
Ms Joan Kristine Auxtero Descallar, Senior Staff Nurse, JCH, explained that sponging bedridden patients is safer than showering because they may be unfit to shower or may not tolerate showering activities. She listed the steps to take, and emphasised that the environment around the patient should be safe and clutter-free. She also added that clothing should be removed only from areas to be washed, and patients should be dried and redressed in sections to prevent them getting cold.
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