Title: Transfer a client/resident/patient to a bedside commode.
Course: Nurse Aide II Condensed (14051-II-A) > Section: Developing Basic Nursing Skills

Transfer should include, but not be limited to,

- bringing the bedside commode next to the bed
- helping a client/resident/patient sit on the side of the bed
- helping a client/resident/patient put on non-skid footwear and a robe
- assisting a client/resident/patient to the bedside commode with or without a transfer belt
- placing a signaling device, hand wipes, and toilet tissue within reach of a client/resident/patient
- transferring a client/resident/patient to bedside commode.

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.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What personal protective equipment (PPE) should be worn while emptying a bedside commode?
- What are the consequences for having different clients/residents/patients use the same bedside commode?