Personal hygiene Teaching 704
Patient was instructed on tips for a good personal hygiene. Use talcum or some other wetness-absorbing powder. Use talcum immediately after taking a bath wherever there are major sweat glands, i.e
Reviewed November 2017
Reviewed for general reference only. Adapt to your patient, agency policy, and scope of practice.
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