Derek Written by Derek Tanner, RN Registered Nurse | Healthcare Experience Since 2009 Patients use a bedside commode (abbreviated as BSC) if they are able to get out of bed, but for one reason or another, are not able to ambulate to the bathroom or are a high fall risk. They may need the assistance of … Read more
Written by Derek Tanner, RN Registered Nurse | Healthcare Experience Since 2009 If your patient has been prescribed to be on bedrest, there are a few things you should know. Most of all, they should not ambulate at all, they should be in bed resting, hence the term. Many things should be done much differently. … Read more
Written by Derek Tanner, RN Registered Nurse | Healthcare Experience Since 2009 While using a bedpan may seem simple enough, it really is easy to improperly use one. Here are a few helpful tips for you and your patient on bedrest. Standard bedpan Table of Contents Different Kinds Placing it Underneath Them The Hardest Part … Read more
Written by Derek Tanner, RN Registered Nurse | Healthcare Experience Since 2009 Working in a hospital, I know how easily bed sores, also known as pressure ulcers or decubitus ulcers, can form. Although they can form on younger patients, older patients get them much easier. It is very important that you do everything you can … Read more
Written by Derek Tanner, RN Registered Nurse | Healthcare Experience Since 2009 You should change your patient’s bed linens often. If they are on bedrest, I usually change them while giving them a bed bath. But wait, won’t that mean you’ll have to change them while the patient is in the bed? Relax, it’s much … Read more
Written by Derek Tanner, RN Registered Nurse | Healthcare Experience Since 2009 Giving a patient on bedrest a bed bath ( abbreviated as BB) is not always an easy task. There are many steps involved. This page explain how I personally give one, unless the patient agrees to have a chlorhexidine bed bath which is similar … Read more
Written by Derek Tanner, RN Registered Nurse | Healthcare Experience Since 2009 Working in a hospital, a simple bed alarm has saved countless of the patients I’ve cared for from falling. You are truly blessed if your patient’s bed is lucky enough to have one. If not, a chair alarm or a separate alarm made for … Read more
Written by Derek Tanner, RN Registered Nurse | Healthcare Experience Since 2009 by Elizabeth (New York, United States) I moved my mother into my home two years ago, she turns 87 tomorrow and suffers from dementia. I am her caregiver 24/7/360 – MAYBE getting 5 days of a year – one day here and there … Read more
Written by Derek Tanner, RN Registered Nurse | Healthcare Experience Since 2009 Many patients need bathroom assistance for many different reasons. Yes, there’s the obvious reasons like having to urinate or having a bowel movement, but there are others as well. Table of Contents A Room of Many Uses How Frequently Should They Go? Different … Read more
Written by Derek Tanner, RN Registered Nurse | Healthcare Experience Since 2009 Barrier cream, or skin protectant, is a cream used to help prevent and treat bed sores and rashes for patients who are incontinent or on bedrest. It is usually applied on the sacral area but can be applied anywhere where there is pressure … Read more