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The Long-Term Care Facility as HomeNATCEP Day Fourteen
Objectives
•Identify major items in the resident’s unit•Identify measures to keep the resident’s
environment comfortable•Identify measures necessary to maintain a
safe and clean unit
Equipment
•Call Light System•Furniture
▫Bed▫Bedside Table▫Chairs
•Urinals•Supplies•Belongings
Keep Them Comfortable!
•Adjust temperature•Extra humidity
▫Respiratory Disorders▫Only as directed by nurse
•Adjust lighting
Keep Safe & Clean!•Call light within reach•Chairs out of path of traffic•Urinals in reach for male residents•Bedside stand within safe & easy reach•Supplies clean and put away•Bed locked and in lowest position•Respect resident’s space and belongings
▫Not ours to throw away•Unit cleaned daily
▫Responsible to keep neat & orderly
Bed-making Techniques and Comfort MeasuresNATCEP Day Fourteen
Objectives
•Identify guidelines for bed-making•Identify types of bed-making
▫When each is appropriate
Why is bed-making important?•Resident Comfort •Medical Asepsis – cleanliness•Safety related to pressure ulcers
Rules of Medical Asepsis
•Never shake linens•Hold linens away from uniform•Never put dirty linens on the floor or on
clean linens•Extra linens brought into the resident’s
room cannot be used for another resident
Types of Bed-making
•Unoccupied▫The resident is able to leave the bed
while it is made•Occupied
▫The resident remains in the bed while it is made
Types of Beds Made
•Closed▫Made with the top sheet and spread pulled
all the way up▫Used when the resident will be out of the
bed for the day
Types of Beds Made
•Open▫The top sheet and spread are fan-folded to
the bottom of the bed▫Allows easy access by the resident; can
pull the sheets and spread up easily.
Types of Beds Made
•Surgical▫Made with top sheet fan
Folded lengthwise to the side of the bed farthest from the door