Nursing Care Plan: Activities of Daily Living and Hygiene

This report presents a nursing care plan, focusing on Activities of Daily Living (ADL) which include personal hygiene, dressing, eating, continence, and transferring. The plan outlines the importance of patient grooming, showering, and oral hygiene. The report emphasizes the need for patient privacy and dignity, particularly during toileting, and suggests modifications to the care plan, such as using a female nurse. It specifies necessary equipment to assist with urinary elimination, including a urine bottle and hygienic urinal. The report references relevant literature to support the nursing care plan and provides a comprehensive overview of patient care requirements.

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Answer 1:
Activities of Daily Living (ADL) can be understood as a series of basic activities done by
an individual on a regular basis, and is needed for independent living in home or community
(Greene, 2015). These activities can be categorized into 5 types:
 Personal Hygiene like grooming, bathing and oral hygiene.
 Dressing- being able to wear appropriate clothing.
 Eating- ability to feed oneself.
 Maintenance of Continence both mentally and physically
 Transferring- movement from seating to standing, seating or lying postures.
Answer 3:
In addition to showering/ sponging/ bed bath, additional steps can be taken to help the
patient to meet their personal grooming requirements:
 Shaving and Oral hygiene.
 Hair care and Foot Care.
(Jones, 2014).
Answer 4:
To ensure dignity and privacy of the patient while she in using the toilet
independently, the toilet door must be closed and the nurse should wait outside the door, until
the patient calls. The toilets must be kept clean and hygienic, and respectful language be used
communicating with the patient, especially in regards to incontinence.

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Answer 5:
Adjust the nursing care plan to state that a female nurse should assist with hygiene,
grooming and and toileting.
Answer 6:
The following equipment/aid is needed to assist the patient to meet the urinary
elimination needs:
 Urine Bottle- a clean and dry container with a lit.
 Cotton ball/ towel.
 A clean hygienic urinal.
(Dougherty & Lister, 2015).

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Reference:
Dougherty, L., & Lister, S. (Eds.). (2015). The Royal Marsden manual of clinical nursing
procedures. John Wiley & Sons.
Greene, A. K. (2015). Activities of Daily Living. In Lymphedema(pp. 209-211). Springer
International Publishing.
Jones, G. (2014). A nursing model for the care of the elderly. Care-Giving in Dementia:
Volume 1: Research and Applications, 100.