Personal Hygiene

Personal Hygiene

Taking Good care of yourself

Jo Anne Bermejo, RN

Staff Nurse, Student Health Services

September 6, 2019

What is personal hygiene?

• Also called Personal care of my body
• Also called Grooming
• Important way to stay healthy
• It helps us look, feel, smell, and be our best

Germs are all around us…

so protect yourself with good personal care!

Personal care

• What does personal care mean to me when I am feeling well?

• What does personal care mean to me when I am feeling sick?

Personal care is the same when I am well and when I am feeling sick

• Get out of bed
• Take a shower
• Get dressed
• Brush my teeth
• Comb or brush my hair
• Wear shoes
• Dress according to the weather
• Wash my hands often
• Sneeze and cough into my arm
• Avoid touching my eyes, my nose, my mouth with my fingers
• Get plenty of rest
• Eat healthy meals and snacks
• Drink lots of water

My bed

• Wash pillowcases, sheets, blankets, comforters regularly
• Wash more often if I am sick or when the weather is hot
• Make my bed and keep it neat everyday
• Do not put purses, backpacks, school items, skateboards on my bed
• Avoid sleeping with pets

Bathing: taking a shower or a bath

• Shampoo and condition my hair
• Wash my face
• Wash my body
• Wash everything and rinse completely!
• Wash the day away!
• Use a clean towel to pat my skin dry
• Hang my towel up to dry

Get myself dressed

• Wear clean, neat clothes
• Wash all clothes after one use, especially true for undergarments and socks!
• Fold my clothes and hang my clothes neatly
• Do not share clothes and hats with others
• Wear a jacket/coat, scarf, gloves when it’s cold

A few more things to think about…

• Fingernails and toenails
• Ears
• Use restroom regularly
• Keep personal items in stock at home
• Carry some personal items with you when you’re not at home
• Do not share spoons, forks, cups, straws
• Do not share clothing
• Do not share items used for personal care

Personal care items

Personal care items on-the-go

Name something you learned today about personal care

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Visit the Student Health center at Building-67B or building-9E

Thank you for inviting me to your class!

Have a wonderful and successful FALL semester!