chapter 12

Question 1

bedside stand

Answer 1

for small items, water pitcher, cup, telephone radio and personal items

Question 2

inside bedside stand

Answer 2

wash basin, emesis basin, soap dish and soap, bath blanket, toilet paper, personal hygiene items

Question 3

overbed table

Answer 3

used for meals or personal care, consider cleaned and must be kept clean and free of clutter

Question 4

occupied bed

Answer 4

bed made while resident is still in bed, should use wide stance and bend knees to avoid injury, height of bed should be raised to make it easier/safer

Question 5

unoccupied bed

Answer 5

bed made while no resident is in bed

Question 6

closed bed

Answer 6

bed completely made with bedspread and blankets in place

Question 7

open bed

Answer 7

converted from closed bed, by folding the linen down to foot of bed, a bed that is ready to receive a resident who has been out of bed all day or who is being admitted to the facility

Question 8

surgical bed

Answer 8

bed made to accept residents who are returning to bed on stretchers or gurneys, opened to receive residents by loosening the linens on one side and folding them to the other side, which leaves one side open