How to Properly Dress a Nursing Home Patient

Nursing home residents should always be dressed modestly, and within state regulations. Keeping the dignity of the person your dressing, is something that is instilled in CNA's from the first day you start work. Here is a list of what you do, to properly dress a nursing home resident.

Things You'll Need

• A person to dress

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Instructions

• 1

  The first thing you need to do, is to gather the patients clothes. Make sure you get all the under garments (underwear, bras, under shirts, and socks)and if they wear a adult brief or depends, get that too. If the patient is able, let them choose what they would like to wear. If they can't choose for themselves, you need to pick clothes that are free of any holes, and clothes that aren't missing buttons or zippers. Make sure that you dress the patient the same way you would dress yourself. Remember, dignity.

• 2

  Next, you are going to need to help the patient to the restroom. Many times you will can just dress the patient in the restroom, this makes dressing the patient much easier. Make sure if your able to dress the patient in the restroom, that you close thee door for privacy. Even if the patient has a private room, close the bathroom door, you never know who will pop into the room, and you want to maintain dignity.

• 3

  Many times, you will have to dress the person while they are in bed, or sitting on the side of the bed. Make sure before you start that you pull the privacy curtains closed.

• 4

  If the person wears an adult brief or depends, make sure you put this on first. Make sure that you put underwear on over the depends, it's another dignity issue. Next put on the socks or stockings on the patient, then the undershirt or bra. You are now ready for the top layer of clothes. Put on the pants, shirt, and most likely you will need to put a sweater on the patient too. Bad blood circulation equals cold patient. Put the patients shoes or slippers on, make sure the sole of the footwear is non slip, you don't want your patient slipping and falling.