UT-Harris County Psychiatric Center
Nursing Procedures

Patient Dressing/Undressing

Nursing

Harris County Psychiatric Center: Office Administration

Patients are treated with dignity and respect while dressing/undressing

patient dressing, privacy, undressing

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Introduction	Date of Last Review: 5/19/08 SME: Associate Director of Nursing Patients are treated with dignity and respect while dressing/undressing.
Patient responsibilities	Patients have the following responsibilities while dressing/undressing: · Request assistance as needed · Dress/undress in the privacy of her/his room · Politely ask roommate to step out of the room if needed · Use gender designated restrooms
Staff responsibilities	Nursing staff are responsible for the following: · Assist patients as needed · Provide portable partition stored in treatment room (when appropriate)
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