Shower Jacket

Abstract

The shower jacket is provided as a one-piece body garment that has a minimum number of parts, which includes a front portion, a vertically right side slit portion underneath the arm section, divided into two segments that will be fastened. It has a fully closed back portion, as well as an opening for arms and the neck. Fasteners are for retaining the two segments of the vertical right-side portion segments together at three sections along the side of the garment in three-button sections. This component is for securing and covering up the entire body of the patient in order to provide warmth, privacy, safety, and a sense of modesty and dignity. It also has a convenient front four-compartment pocket to aid in supplying a patient's necessity items for the bath or shower. It allows easy access for patients with medical equipment, and for examinations to the body.

1 . It is easy to take on and off; it slides over the head and shoulder and along side any standardized wheelchair or shower chair. 
     
     
         2 . It provides protection for patients with neck surgery, or crate devices implanted. For patients who have arm amputations or contractions by covering the entire body, even when the patients move their arm. The arms openings have are designed to go over the top of the shower chair, which aids in privacy. 
     
     
         3 . There is a large pocket in front, made with three small sections and one large section of 100% cotton, and smooth, hypoallergenic, wrinkle-free, warm-wash, tumble dry material. 
     
     
         4 . It provides safety by fitting securely around the shower chair; either small industrial standard size or large industrial standard size chairs. Therefore, patients or patient care personnel do not have to worry about using fitted or flat sheets, towels, or blankets to cover the patients during transport. These other items have been known to potentially cause accidents during transport. 
     
     
         5 . It provides ease of locking and unlocking the wheels of the shower chairs or wheelchairs, due to the shower jacket not hanging to the floor, but at an appropriate length for patient care. Also, there is no tugging or pulling, or the need to use other objects like towels, fitted or flat sheets, patient's robes to cover the patient's body and risk of accidents. 
     
     
         6 . The shower jacket allows for self-respect or formality in patients behavior or well-being. It gives patients honor, respect, protection, and self-esteem.