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Hot and Cold Application

This document provides a checklist for hot and cold application procedures. It lists the purpose, equipment, and steps for both dry heat and moist heat applications. Dry heat uses hot water, bags, and towels while moist heat uses basins of hot water, towels, vaseline, and mackintoshes. It also outlines the purpose, equipment, and procedures for dry cold applications using ice bags and gloves and moist cold applications using cold water, basins, gauze, and towels. The checklist is to be completed by a nursing student and signed by a faculty member to assess competency in performing these procedures.

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Hot and Cold Application

This document provides a checklist for hot and cold application procedures. It lists the purpose, equipment, and steps for both dry heat and moist heat applications. Dry heat uses hot water, bags, and towels while moist heat uses basins of hot water, towels, vaseline, and mackintoshes. It also outlines the purpose, equipment, and procedures for dry cold applications using ice bags and gloves and moist cold applications using cold water, basins, gauze, and towels. The checklist is to be completed by a nursing student and signed by a faculty member to assess competency in performing these procedures.

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KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA JAZAN UNIVERSITY

Ministry of Higher Education Faculty of Nursing

Name of the student :------------------------------------------------------------- ID:----------------------


Date :---------------------------- Mark:-------------------
BASIC CHECK LIST
PROCEDURE: HOT AND COLD APPLICATION

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HOT APPLICATION:
Purpose
1- To relive pain from muscle spasm and
stiffness joint.
2- Promote soft tissue healing by increase
oxygen .
3- help to eliminate any waste products that
have accumulated in the area of swelling or
edema. (distention of abdomen)
4- raise the body temperature

1- dry heat 2- moist heat


Equipment: Equipment:
 Hot water • Hot water
 bag with cover. • Basin
 Bath thermometer . • Towels.
 Towel. • Mackintosh.

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Procedure: • Vaseline.
*Measure the temperature of water by • Procedure:
thermometer.  Place mackintosh under the area to be
*Fill the bag with required amount of compress.
hot water and Fill the bottle one half to  Apply Vaseline to the area to prevent
two third. tender.
*Dry the bag and hold it upside down to  Towel fomentation to two pieces and
test for leakage. squeeze it as possible
*For not more 30 min.  Place fomentation over
*Document. the area.

 When it became cold replace by other


piece
 Duration of compresses for 20-30
minutes or as order
 When finished, dry area well and
cover with warm material to keep the
area warm.
 Document.

COLD APPLICATION:
Purpose

1- slow or stop bleeding .


2- slows bacterial activity in clients with an
infection.
3- To reduce body temperature.
4- Relives pain by slow the nerve conduction as
following some types of surgery, headache .
5- reduces swelling in injured tissues .
6- control pain and fluid loss in the initial

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treatment of burns .

1- Dry cold 2- Moist cold


Equipment: Equipment:
• Is cold applied to body without using • Cold water
moisture, • Basin
• Such as: • Folded gauze square
• cold water bag • Mackintosh
• Ice gloves towel.
• Ice collars Procedure:
 Place mackintosh and towel under the
area to be treated.
 Soak compress in a cold water and
apply to the area.
 Continue till the desire result is obtain.
 Remove and place equipment in
appropriate Place.
Record the result in the patient’s file.

Comments for procedures which incorrectly


performed:……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………

Signature of faculty member:………………………………………………………………………………………..

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