For phase one the research questions that guided this study were:
1.What is the frequency of the patient bed-bath in the ICU?
2.What time(s) are patients given a bed-bath in the ICU?
3.What is the length of time of the patient's bed-bath?
4.What cleansing agents are used for the patient bed-bath?
5.What factors (patient's illness, organisational) can impact on the patient bed-bath in the ICU?