This study aimed to investigate the differences in the effects of hand bathing and steamed hand towels as warm compresses and their applicability as nursing care using thermal and psychological evaluation.College students were included in this study. The skin surface temperature of the upper arm, deep subcutaneous temperature of the upper arm, skin surface temperature of the thigh, deep subcutaneous temperature of the thigh, and deep subcutaneous temperature of the chest were measured after hand bathing and warm, steamed hand towel compress. A psychological evaluation was performed using the Profile of Mood States(POMS). The results showed that the skin surface temperature of the upper arm in the hand bath group rose immediately after the end of the treatment and remained unchanged until 30 min after the treatment. No remarkable increase was observed in the deep subcutaneous temperature of the upper arm, skin surface temperature of the thigh, deep subcutaneous temperature of the thigh, and deep subcutaneous temperature of the chest in the hand bath group, and no remarkable increase was observed 10 min after the test in the steamed towel warm pack group, but they gradually increased. Based on this, warming the hands with hand bathing or warm, steamed hand towel compress can keep the whole body warm, and both methods yielded the same results. Therefore, it is possible to obtain the same effect as a full-body bath without burdening the patient. This is a simple method that can be achieved.