CNA Skills Exam - Couple Questions

[NocturnalPoetry]

Hi

I'm taking the state CNA exam next Saturday. I was looking through the candidate handbook, and just had a couple questions.

1. Ambulating a client: In class we always ambulated a client from bed and eventually sat them down in a chair. But, for the state we are suppose to assist them back to bed. I'm wondering if we are suppose to lay them back down, or just leave sitting? And if we are to lay them back down, at what point should you take the time to lower the head of the bed? (It will be raised to get them up, but it needs to be lowered to lay them back down)

2. Bedpan: When you remove the bedpan, do you automatically go empty contents, then dispose of gloves, and return to lower the bed and do post-steps. Or do you set the bedpan at bottom of bed, removes gloves, turn resident onto back, lower bed, put on new gloves and dispose of waste, remove gloves, and post-steps? I have 2 different sheets from class that say different things, and i'm having issues remembering how we were shown.

Thank you!!!

[ArmyWife11B]

1.) You help them back into bed and then you ask them how you can make them comfortable, and ask them how they want to be positioned, and if you can get them anything else. And when to lower the bed in order to get them back into bed; I would just pause for a moment with the pt. close to the bed, and then say I'm going to just lower the head of the bed real quick to make it easier for you to get in the bed.

2.) The bed pan.. I would try to remember to get a paper towel to cover the bed pan when you are grabing the bed pan initialy and set it the paper towel on the bed side table; then assist the pt. on & off the bed pan, then set the bed pan off to the side, on the floor or end of the bed, with a paper towel covering it?? Thats just my guess, because you are going to want to get your pt. comfortable before emptying the bed pan. Also you'll have the bed in a high position and you'll want to set the bed pan some where to lower the bed...but honestly thats just my opinion I'm not sure if thats EXACTLY what the skill step or what 'exactly' you would do... Any other questions, I can help :)