In: Nursing
1. Explain how 2 determinants of health influence hygiene practices.
2.The nurse is instructed to wash a patient’s arms and legs from distal to proximal. What does this mean and what is the rationale for this?
3. When providing perineal care for a female why do we wash from front to back?
4. Why should people with diabetes or peripheral vascular disease not soak their feet for long periods of time?
5. Describe 3 age related changes that will impact a person’s hygiene.