Patient Hygiene for Limited Mobility

Very Hard Basic Care And Comfort Personal Hygiene

A 72-year-old male patient, who has been hospitalized for community-acquired pneumonia, has limited mobility due to a recent hip replacement surgery. He expresses concerns about maintaining personal hygiene given his current physical abilities. As the nurse, you are planning to assist him with personal hygiene while considering his restrictions and promoting his self-care as much as possible. Which approach should you prioritize to ensure both hygiene and patient dignity?

Schedule a full bed bath and limit his participation to only rinsing his mouth.

Provide a sitz bath twice daily to ensure genital hygiene.

Encourage the patient to perform as much of the hygiene routine as possible while providing adaptive equipment.

Administer a chemical body wash that does not require rinsing for easier hygiene management.

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