A nurse is preparing a Gatch bed to receive a client. The nurse asks a student what the function is of a Gatch bed. What response by the student nurse best answers what the function is of a Gatch bed?
A) It rotates to move the client from prone to supine position.
B) It is lowered and raised by an electric mechanism.
C) It turns the client from side to side.
D) It keeps the client cool as required.
B
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A Gatch bed can be lowered and raised by an electric mechanism. A Circ-O-Lectric bed rotates to move the client from prone to supine position. The oscillating bed rocks from side to side, alternating pressures from one side to the other, thus reducing pressure on any one area of the body. An air-fluidized bed keeps the client cool as required.
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