title: Bathing incompetent patients.
abstract: Bathing incompetent patients can be a difficult experience, both for the patient and the nurse. When incompetent patients express a wish not to be bathed, or actively resist being bathed, it is even more stressful.
authors.affiliation: Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, North York, Ontario.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Corber
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Silberfeld
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Feldman
mesh_terms: D001494:Baths / Q000451:nursing*; D002170:Canada; D003221:Confusion / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D016743:Mental Competency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence