CNA ABILITY: PERINEAL CARE

Provides perineal care (peri-care) for woman

1 Discusses treatment, speaking clearly, slowly, and
directly, keeping face-to-face contact whenever
possible
2 Privacy is provided with a curtain, screen, or door
3 Before cleaning, checks water temperature level for security
and comfort and asks customer to validate comfort of water
4 Places on tidy gloves prior to cleaning perineal location
5 Places pad/ linen protector under perineal area
including buttocks prior to cleaning
6 Exposes perineal area (just exposing in between hips and
knees).
7 Applies soap to wet washcloth.
8 Cleans genital location, moving from front to back,.
while utilizing a clean area of the washcloth for each.
stroke.
9 Utilizing tidy washcloth, rinses soap from genital.
location, moving from front to back, while using a tidy.
location of the washcloth for each stroke.
10 Dries genital area moving from front to back with dry.
fabric towel/washcloth.
11 After cleaning genital location, turns to side, then washes.
rectal location moving from front to back using a clean location.
of washcloth for each stroke.
12 Using clean washcloth, rinses soap from rectal area,.
moving from front to back, while using a clean area of.
the washcloth for each stroke.
13 Dries rectal location moving from front to back with dry.
fabric towel/washcloth.
14 Repositions client.
15 Clears, rinses, and dries basin.
16 Places basin in designated filthy supply area.
17 Gets rid of used linen into soiled linen container and.
disposes of linen protector properly.
18 Avoids contact between prospect clothing and utilized.
linen.
19 Removes and deals with gloves (without.
polluting self) into waste container and cleans.
hands.
20 Signaling device is within reach and bed remains in low.
position.

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