For a hot foot bath, describe the proper hygiene steps after the treatment

What will be an ideal response?

Launder the sheets, towels, and washcloth with hot water and detergent after each use. The foot tub or basin and pitcher should be used only once; they should be washed in warm, soapy water and rinsed between each use. Wipe the thermometer down with alcohol or other disinfectant after each use. The wool blanket should not have come in contact with the client's skin, so dry cleaning it every two weeks (or after six uses) should be sufficient. If the wool blanket did come in contact with the client's skin, it needs to be cleaned before being used on another client. An easier solution is to buy washable wool blankets and launder them in hot water and detergent after each use.

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Water applied to the body through a hose is called a(n)

A) fomentation. B) inhalation treatment. C) affusion. D) shower.

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