Name: _________________________________ Year & Section: ____________ Score: _________

Subject: _______________________________ Date: __________________

PERINEAL SHAVING

PROCEDURE RATIONALE
ATTITUDE
1. Displays readiness in
performing the procedure

2. Accepts criticism by showing

effort to correct mistakes

3. Shows enthusiasm and

interest in performing the
procedure.
4. Employs professionalism,
reliability, and confidence in
performing the procedure.
5. Answer rationale questions
correctly.

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

1. Check doctor’s order.

2. Introduce yourself and explain

the procedure to the patient.
3. Provide privacy.

4. Bring equipment and supplies

to the bedside.
4.1 Tray with lining
containing the following:
a. Razor
b. Pitcher with warm water
c. Cherry balls soaked in
betadine
d. Clean gloves
e. Dry cherry balls in a
container
f. 1 picking forcep soaked in
Cidex
g. 1 dressing forcep in Cidex
h. Kidney basin
i. Wastes receptacle

4.2 Absorbent Pad

4.3 Bedpan
5. Protect the bed with
absorbent pad.

6. Place the patient on bedpan

in a dorsal recumbent
position.
7. Drape the client with a bath
blanket to permit exposing
 just the perineal area.
8. Wash your hands.

9. Do gloves with your non-

dominant hand.

10. Pour water on the perineal

area.

11. With the use of the dressing

forcep, apply the betadine
cleanser using the anterior-
posterior stroke. Discard the
cherry ball after each use and
place into the waste
Receptacle.
12. Using the sharp, clean safety
razor, shave with one hand
while the other hand stretches
the skin. For …
a. Complete shaving – shave
the entire pubic hair from
the mons pubis down the
perineum.
b. Partial shaving – shave
the pubic hair located half
of the vulva down to the
perineum
c. Mini-prep-shave the pubic
hair located 1/3 below the
vulva down the perineum.

Note: Coarse Hair – shave

hair in the direction of hair
growth. Fine Hair – shave
hair by stroking against
the direction of hair
growth.
13. Rinse the perineal area with
warm water. Pat dry using the
cherry balls.

14. Do after care and perform

hand wash.