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CNA105 - Bathing the Cognitively Impaired Resident (1.0 HR)
Purpose: To provide the direct caregiver with guidelines for providing appropriate care to the cognitively impaired resident during the bath. Objectives: 1. Assess the resident’s needs at bath time; 2. Understand the basic guidelines for bathing residents with dementia; 3. Enhance the therapeutic effects of the bathing process; 4. Provide an environment and bathing options which meet the resident’s needs and add to their quality of life.