Toileting

Definition

Planning and carrying out the elimination of human waste (menstruation, urination and defecation), and cleaning oneself afterwards.

Exclusions

• Caring for body parts (VW21)
• Dressing (VW23)
• Moving around within the home (VW14)
• Walking (VW13)
• Washing oneself (VW20)

Also indexed as

Nearby in Self-care

• VW20Washing oneself
• VW21Caring for body parts
• VW23Dressing
• VW24Eating
• VW25Looking after one's health
• 4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified