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During, the second week of my placement in the male ward , I was asked by my mentor to bed-bath Mr. Timmy and get him ready for breakfast. After handover, my mentor assigned me to a specific bay in the ward that I was going to be looking after for the whole week. One of the patients in that bay was Mr. Timmy who, was unable to mobilise on his own, therefore, needed assistance with his personal hygiene needs. Mr. Timmy had been admitted to the hospital with a condition of stroke and dementia, which he had, had for ages. Before, washing my patient I asked for his consent as this is required by Nursing and Midwifery Council Code of Conduct (NMC 2008). I also had to consider Mr. Timmy’s privacy and dignity by closing the curtains of his cubicle in the ward and covering the body parts I was not yet washing. This was to ensure that there was not unnecessary body exposure and to make sure that my patient did not feel embarrassed. Privacy is important in providing sense of individuality and self-esteem. This is because NMC suggests that we should treat each patient as an individual and with dignity and respect. Furthermore, I ensured at all times that I explained what I was going to do to my patient so make sure that he was aware of what I was doing during the procedure.

Bed-bath is an essential component of nursing care and critical time for nurses to assess the patient’s skin for example bruises, breakdown of skin and pressure sores. According to (Epstein et al 2011) nurses should be able to provide compassionate care that his clearly focused on the patient. This is also supported further by the NHS Constitution (2013) that suggests that each individual should be treated with the best quality of care by nurses as one of...

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...use in doing little things. I would also concentrate on Mr. Timmy’s feelings as patients are always the first priority in nursing.

Action Plan
If I were to perform this same or similar situation in the future I would change the way I communicated with patient while doing the procedure. I would also read on the hospitals guidelines and policy on giving bed-bath as well as the (NMC, 2008) ethical guidelines on treating the patients. I would also improve my knowledge surrounding the area of bed-bath theoretically and apply it practically when on practice in the future placements. I would also work alongside my mentor and the other experienced nursing assistants when giving bed-baths in order to improve my confidence. However, I do feel that when performing this skill again in the future I will be a bit more confident as now I am aware of where I went right and wrong.

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