Mrs. Donnelly is a 70-year-old who must use the bedpan because she is on complete bed rest. She finds it difficult to move easily and usually cannot raise her hips to get on the bedpan. She tells you she will try to assist you as much as she can. You first attempt to have her lift her hips, and when that method does not work well, you roll her onto the bedpan. Consider these questions about how you carried out this procedure as the support worker. What are the equipment you have prepared for the procedure? What did you do to provide privacy and safety for Mrs. Donnelly? How did you position her to see if she could help you by lifting her hips? What difficulties did you have getting the pan under her with her help? What difficulties did you have rolling her onto the pan? How well was she positioned on the pan? What adjustments were needed to place her at the center of the bedpan?
Mrs. Donnelly is a 70-year-old who must use the bedpan because she is on complete bed rest. She finds it difficult to move easily and usually cannot raise her hips to get on the bedpan. She tells you she will try to assist you as much as she can. You first attempt to have her lift her hips, and when that method does not work well, you roll her onto the bedpan. Consider these questions about how you carried out this procedure as the support worker.
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What are the equipment you have prepared for the procedure? What did you do to provide privacy and safety for Mrs. Donnelly?
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How did you position her to see if she could help you by lifting her hips? What difficulties did you have getting the pan under her with her help?
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What difficulties did you have rolling her onto the pan? How well was she positioned on the pan? What adjustments were needed to place her at the center of the bedpan?
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What steps did you take to make sure she was comfortable? How was the head of the bed positioned?
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What steps did you use to remove the pan? What difficulties did you have getting the pan out from under Mrs. Donnelly?
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If the bedpan had urine in it, how would you have prevented spilling it during the procedure?
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