Introduction The ability to dress and cleanse is a significant and paramount need and includes much more than the act of physical cleansing of the skin to minimize the potential for injury and infection. Personal dressing and cleansing is also important in enhancing the social, cultural, psychological and general well-being of the individual. It is one of the many essential activities of daily living performed by the patients(Summers et al. 2008). The inability to carry out personal cleansing and dressing can lead to detrimental effects especially if there is no assistance for the patient(Kujath & Michelsen 2008). This will be divided into two: part one will deal with the information the nurse must collect during the assessment of the person’s activity of daily living in this case personal cleansing and dressing to discover any probable patient health problems or any challenges in performing the activity of living. Part two will deal with nursing actions that would assist the person with the activity of living based on the Roper Logan & Tierney Model of Nursing.
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It pictures the individual as being involved in various activities of living including, sleeping, elimination, eating and drinking, expressing sexuality and personal dressing, cleansing and many more(Kara 2007). While performing these activities individuals fluctuate from total independence to total dependence according to the circumstances, age and health status(Beh Hui 2012). According to Roper, in a given situation, people are able to carry out daily activities of living independently but when hindrances or disease occur, the nurse can use these activities to be able to assess the patient and come up with interventions that can enhance independence in areas that may prove impossible or difficult for the individual on their
Information the nurse must gather during the assessment of …show more content…
It pictures the individual as being involved in various activities of living including, sleeping, elimination, eating and drinking, expressing sexuality and personal dressing, cleansing and many more(Kara 2007). While performing these activities individuals fluctuate from total independence to total dependence according to the circumstances, age and health status(Beh Hui 2012). According to Roper, in a given situation, people are able to carry out daily activities of living independently but when hindrances or disease occur, the nurse can use these activities to be able to assess the patient and come up with interventions that can enhance independence in areas that may prove impossible or difficult for the individual on their