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:
“This morning I threw up at a board meeting. I was sure the cat was out of the bag, but no one seemed to think anything about it; apparently it’s quite common for people to throw up at board meetings.”
—Jane Wagner (b. 1935)
“When they are not at war they do a little hunting, but spend most of their time in idleness, sleeping and eating. The strongest and most warlike do nothing. They vegetate, while the care of hearth and home and fields is left to the women, the old and the weak. Strange inconsistency of temperament, which makes the same men lovers of sloth and haters of tranquility.”
—Tacitus (c. 55–c. 120)