Bathing incompetent patients.
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.
Corber
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Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, North York, Ontario.
Silberfeld
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Feldman
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A
D001494:Baths / Q000451:nursing*; D002170:Canada; D003221:Confusion / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D016743:Mental Competency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence