Title: Assist a client/resident/patient with using a bedpan, as required by Virginia Board of Nursing Regulation.
Course: Nurse Aide II (14051-II) > Section: Developing Basic Nursing Skills

Assistance should include

- understanding placement of the bedpan
- differentiating between clean and dirty supplies
- maintaining privacy
- using communication methods appropriate to the situation
- following standard precautions
- measuring urinary output
- documenting.

Refer to Unit VIII in Nurse Aide Curriculum (https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/media/dhpweb/docs/nursing/forms/education/NurseAide_Ed_Program_Curriculum.doc), Virginia Board of Nursing, Virginia Department of Health Professions, 2018. Refer also to Skill 4 and Skill 13 in Virginia Nurse Aide Candidate Handbook (https://home.pearsonvue.com/getattachment/50009e72-ec19-410e-9148-2e8974e3f8c8/Virginia%20Nurse%20Aide%20Candidate%20Handbook-075300.aspx), Pearson VUE, 2019.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is the need for privacy during use of a bedpan?
- What information needs to be communicated to a client/resident/patient when using a bedpan?
- What information needs to be documented after bedpan use?