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