Morning care is a name for what nurses do for patients in the morning. This includes activities such as brushing the patients' teeth, giving them a bath, taking their temperature, checking equipment, and replenishing IV bags. The arrival of a nurse for morning care can be both a source of hope and dread, depending on what a patient is sick from. It helps refresh the patient and provides general comfort.
It can also be commonly named and utilized in nursing homes or facilities that care for the elderly. Most morning care duties are also known as activities of daily living (ADL's) and are mostly performed by PSW's (personal support workers) and are performed before breakfast. These duties include:
- Mouth care (brushing teeth/denture care)
- toiletting
- washing face
- getting dressed
- brushing hair
Famous quotes containing the words morning and/or care:
“Thou wert the morning star among the living”
—Plato (fl. 492–347 B.C.)
“Probably more than youngsters at any age, early adolescents expect the adults they care about to demonstrate the virtues they want demonstrated. They also tend to expect adults they admire to be absolutely perfect. When adults disappoint them, they can be critical and intolerant.”
—The Lions Clubs International and the Quest Nation. The Surprising Years, I, ch.4 (1985)