Skills Test-Dressing a Client

[MichaelCNA]

Hello,

Quick question. While studying for the skills test, the steps indicate to avoid overexposure while dressing a client. How do you avoid this if you are taking a Client's shirt off? This might sound like a dumb question, but I don't want to miss something so simple.

Thanks!

Mike

[Gabe's GirlLVN]

for example lets say the pt has on a button down shirt. after taking out one arm put the new shirt on that arm. you can do that for pull over t-shirts too. pull the shirt over the head leaving an arm in one sleeve then put the new one one and at the end pull the old shirt off. minimal exposure.

[rancelumsden]

LVN has the answer. It becomes more obvious if you're dealing with people in hospitals gowns. Some people, even though it would seem common sense, will take the entire gown off and have the resident sit or stand while naked to dress them. You can also 'zone' the person --- dress/undress half at a time. If they're going from street clothes to night clothes, start at the top and finish that. Then move to bottom half. No 'rules' that I know of --- just think about keeping as much covered as you can by working one area at a time.

[sonomala]

All of the ones I've one have been bed bound, so use the shleets, new shirt, gown your taking off ect. Thats a big rule for state tests I'm told.

[azcna]

I live in Michigan, and I don't know if our state test rules are the same, but you can look at the instructor checklist in your packet that you get from class. My tester said that you have to do everything in the checklist, but if you do more thats fine as well. When the pt is bed-ridden I would use their blanket or sheet to cover them, and you can dress them under that. Its easy if you practise!:nuke:

[fuzzywuzzy, CNA]

You can cover them with a towel as you go too.

[MichaelCNA]

Thanks everyone! Yeah, after thinking it through and through practice, it seems using the bedsheets would be fine. I guess I could use a bath-blanket as well.

Thanks again, I appreciate all the replies. :)

Mike

[jennileigh8182]

I disagree on putting the new shirt on the arm you just took the dirty one off. Strong side comes out first, goes in last. If you have a stroke patient, you're going to have a heck of a time getting them redressed with that method. I'm also in Michigan, and we were taught to just use a bath blanket to cover them.

[yousoldtheworld]

Mmhmm, you always want to remember to undress the weak side last and dress it first. I just remember it as keeping the weak side covered longest.