6. Personal Hygiene
As healthcare professionals we have a duty to care for and promote the health
and wellbeing of all our service users in a holistic manner.
This, at times we may be required to assist in the personal care of our service
users.
This must be done in a way that ensures the privacy and dignity of the patient
is upheld and promoted at all times.
The personal care of a patient should be viewed holistically, meaning personal
hygiene is not simply about assisting the patient to wash.
It is about ensuring their eyes, mouth, nose and nails are clean, to a standard
that would be acceptable for ourselves or one of our relatives.
Personal care also ensures that skin integrity is maintained.
7. What is Personal Hygiene?
Regular Routine of Personal Care
Washing and Grooming
Your Hair
Your Face
Your Skin
Your Teeth
Your Ears
Your Hands
Your Nails
Your Feet
8. Hair
Brushing your hair cleans and stimulates hair and scalp.
Brush from roots to tips to spread natural oils along the whole length of hair.
Shampoo regularly
Microbes on hair
9. Ears
Wash ears daily with a wash cloth don’t forget behind the ears
Do not use Qtips in ears it will smash the ear wax deep into the ear canal
Did you know…..??
Ear wax is usually removed when you chew food or gum
10. Dental Hygiene
Mouth care (oral hygiene) can be defined as care of the mouth and teeth.
Mouth care maintains a clean and comfortable oral cavity.
Patients may not have an awareness of the need or importance of oral
care and may also be unable to express to health professionals when they
have problems.
Oral care is important for patient’s health and well being for a variety of
reasons.
11. Poor oral hygiene is well known to be associated with painful,
unpleasant diseases such as gingivitis, halitosis. It is also linked to chest
infections and pneumonia.
Oral problems can lead to reduced dietary intake and increase the
possibility of malnutrition.
12. Recommended hand washing procedure
8.Dry with
towel
1. Wet
Hands
7.rinse
2.Soap
6.Soap
lather
3.lather
5.rinse
4.brush
13. SKIN CARE
The skin plays a key role in protecting the body against pathogens and
excessive water loss.
Proper skin hygiene is important because unclean skin farrows the
development of pathogenic organisms.
Functions of the skin are disturbed
when it is excessively dirty and dirty
skin is more prone to develop infections.
The skin has several functions:
Maintenance of temperature
Protection
Excretion
Sensation
14. Fingernails and Toenails
File fingernails in one direction
Cut toenails straight across – never cut into corners
Protect against ingrown toenails by avoiding tight shoes, very high heels
16. Environmental hygiene
Definition
The study of health and how it is affected by the environment
The measures undertaken to keep the human environment safe
and healthy to live in, including waste disposal, clean water
supplies, food safety controls and good housing
17. Deals primarily with:
Cleanliness & housekeeping of premises & facilities –Rooms,
toilets, eating areas, etc.
Disinfection of changing & eating surfaces and objects.
Waste management – disposal of litter, diapers, etc.
Control of vectors/pest.
18. Some of the practices for disposing the
garbage are:
Keeping the house clean:
The house must be cleaned every
day.
We must sweep and mop the house to
remove dirt from every nook and corner
of the house.
The furniture must also be wiped
clean.
The cobwebs from the walls and roof
should be cleared at least once a week.
To keep the environment healthy, we should be careful about the disposal of
the garbage.
19. Throwing garbage in dustbins:
Do not throw your household garbage on the roadside.
This makes street dirty and allows flies, mosquitoes and other
animals to breed.
This garbage not only gives a dirty look but also produces foul
smell.
Garbage should be thrown inside the dustbins.
The bins should also be cleaned after emptying the garbage.
Keeping dustbins covered:
To prevent entry of insects and other animals inside the house
dustbins should be kept covered.