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In one of the residents restrooms they had a sign saying that the guard rails were broken and they were for the hole 5 days we were there. So i had to had him move up a bit on the toilet so i could clean him. Thena gain a couple of residents restrooms had that sign.
Thanks for the advise nguyency77. Hopefully all the other LTC's their guard rails aren;t broken
If the grab bars weren't broken, I would use those.
If I knew they were stable enough, I'd use their wheelchair and lock in next to them and have them grand the rails and stand.......but if they can't stand on their own, I would still ask for help with that kind of situation. If I have to transfer someone who "can't" stand on their own,( which I'm assuming you meant she can't weight bear) and is a X2 assist, wipe them, pull their briefs and pants up, all why supporting their weight on me, I wouldn't. I'd call for my partner or something because a fall (even a guided one) is a huge thing and a lot more work for the nurses with paper work=/...with like incident reports and what not. and especially huge if it's by a student. so if you have any doubt, don't transfer alone!!! Your teacher said that you have to learn this way because you might not have help all the time, which is true, but risking it ...ehhhh... . I help my partners all the time whenever they ask me for help with toileting a patient...=]
It's totally normal to be scared of toileting a resident. I used to be so scared of it because I'm a girl and I'm small in terms of physical size. On top of that, I have really bad knees that tend to slip out of place if I bear too much weight too quickly, so I wear a brace under my scrubs when I work.
You just figure these things out as you go. When you get your first job, you'll realize that you can't always do things the way you learned it in school. It's important to be creative. In school, I learned the Bethany lifting method, but I realize that sometimes having the bed low is not beneficial.
For example, it doesn't make sense to transfer a 250-lb, 6'2" man with the bed all the way down. I would have to strain my knees and not get anywhere. I learned that for certain tall people that are dead-weight, it's easier to just raise the bed so that the person is almost standing when you go to transfer them. :)
For state tests, do skills exactly as you learned them in school.
jose2010
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So, last time i was in clinicals i had trouble toileting a resident by myself. Not because i don't what to its cuz i had trouble lifting the resident and being able to hold the resident one handed and trying to clean her up. I was just wondering if any of u could give me easier ways to toilet someone. Thanks