SKILL 4: Bedpan

What equipment do you need to start?

• Bedpan

• 2 sets of gloves

• Toilet paper

• Hand wipes

STEP 1:

Before anything..

BRING THE HEAD OF THE BED DOWN AND SAY “I AM BRINGING THE HEAD OF THE BED DOWN”

MAKE SURE THE BED IS LOCKED TOO

STEP 2:

WHAT SIDE OF THE BEDPAN IS FACED TOWARDS THE HEAD OF THE BED?

THE FLAT SIDE

Which side does the flat side of the bedpan face?

TOWARDS THE HEAD OF THE BED!!

STEP 3:

ONCE YOU’VE POSITIONED THE BEDPAN UNDER THEM CORRECTLY (remember flat side towards the head of the bed)

ASK THEM TO PUT THEIR HIPS UP

STEP 4:

AFTER PLACING THE BEDPAN

• UNGLOVE

• TELL THE EXAMINER THAT YOU ARE GOING TO WASH YOUR HANDS

• RAISE THE HEAD OF THE BED

• ONCE THE HEAD OF THE BED IS UP, ASK THE PATIENT TO WIPE THEMSELVES WITH THE TOILET PAPER

  TELL THEM TO WIPE BETWEEN THEIR LEGS, TELL THEM TO WIPE THEIR HANDS, AND THEN USE THE CALL BELL

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STEP 5:

AFTER TELLING THEM HOW TO WIPE THEMSELVES…

• AFTER DOING THAT, GLOVE UP

• BRING THE HEAD OF THE BED DOWN NOW

• ASK THE PATIENT TO DIG THEIR HEELS IN AND TAKE THE BEDPAN FROM UNDER THEM

STEP 6:

NOW THAT YOU’VE TOOK THE BEDPAN FROM UNDER THEM..

NOW YOU MUST EMPTY THE CONTENTS OF THE BED PAN INTO THE TOILET

THEN RINSE THE BEDPAN WITH WATER AND EMPTY THAT WATER INTO TOILET

THEN PUT BEDPAN IN DESIGNATED DIRTY AREA

STEP 7 (FINAL STEPS):

Now that you’ve put the bedpan in designated dirty area..

• TAKE GLOVES OFF

• TELL THE EXAMINER THAT YOU ARE GOING TO WASH YOUR HANDS

• AS YOU WALK BACK INTO THE EXAMINATION ROOM, CLOSE THE DOOR BEHIND U

• PUT TOILET PAPER AND HANDWIPES AWAY

•  MAKE SURE THE CALL LIGHT IS BESIDE THE PATIENT

FOR PRIVACY, WHENEVER WALKING BETWEEN ROOMS YOU SHOULD ALWAYS..

CLOSE THE DOOR BEHIND U

BEFORE ENTERING ANY ROOM, YOU SHOULD ALWAYS REMEMBER TO…

KNOCK. KNOCK FIRST ALWAYS