Caring for a bed patient is a combination of several measures that provide complete patient care and fulfill all doctor's prescriptions. Many requirements and rules were known to medicine of ancient times. Moreover, earlier, when most diseases were not treated, it was proper care that could restore a person to life.
Nowadays, medicine does not stand still, new discoveries are constantly occurring in its various fields, new drugs are created, the latest research and treatment methods are invented. But, despite this, properly organized care for bedridden patients continues to play a huge role in restoring health. Therefore, the statement that the person went out, and not cured, can be considered quite fair. In a hospital setting, medical personnel are required to monitor patients. Care for bedridden patients at home is carried out by his close people under the supervision of medical workers.
The success of measures aimed at a speedy recovery depends not only on skills and knowledge, but also on the corresponding attitude towards patients. It is known that physical suffering, supplemented by dependence on others, helplessness, cause irritability, depression, and discontent in patients. To help them overcome the painful sensations, the caregiver should have increased sensitivity, tact, skillfully act psychologically. His restrained attitude will help the patient maintain patience and rationally follow the doctor’s instructions.
The following measures are included in the general care of bed patients: creation of the necessary regimen and hygienic conditions; catering; strict adherence to all the instructions of the attending physician; careful monitoring of the condition of the ward. Their volume depends on the condition of the patient. So, the doctor can prescribe a strict bed rest, in which you can’t even sit, and bed, when you can move, but you can’t get up, and half-bed. The room reserved for the patient should be well ventilated, be bright and moderately warm. Twice a day, it needs to be wet-cleaned. The room should not have excessive noise in the form of loud conversations, music, etc. The bed of a seriously ill patient should be sufficiently long and wide, have a hard mattress and a lining oilcloth. Also, it is necessary for him to prepare the vessel, urinal. In order to independently transfer a bed patient (for example, change the bed), you need to bring one hand under his shoulder blades, and the second under his hips, and the patient, in turn, should wrap his arms around the carrying neck.
Of utmost importance is the holding of morning and evening toilets. After all, the patient’s skin, even when it constantly lies, is contaminated with secretions of the sebaceous glands and sweat, dust, germs, horny scales, and secretions of the intestines and urogenital organs. Therefore, the patient should be washed daily and wiped with a cotton swab moistened with clean water. Hands should be washed every time before eating, and feet should be washed two or three times a week. After each act of defecation and urination, it is necessary to wash the skin of the anus and genitals. If the patient's condition allows, it is advisable to change his position in bed to avoid pressure sores. Naturally, you need to systematically wash your hair and cut your nails. Oral care is also important: the usual two-time brushing, and after eating, rinse the mouth.
For some diseases, bedridden care may differ from general care. This applies to the conduct of procedures, and to the organization of nutrition (in some diseases it should be dietary, in others it is simply full-fledged) and many other issues.
It has its own nuances and care for bedridden patients of different ages and belonging to different sexes, since children, for example, require one attitude to themselves, elderly people need another.