When a patient who needs to use a bedpan is unable to raise his/her buttocks
A)
use a mechanical patient lift.
B)
turn the patient on his/her side and place the bedpan over his/her buttocks, then turn his/her back onto the bedpan.
C)
have another nursing assistant help you lift the patient.
D)
let him/her dirty the bed and then change the linen.
Answer:
B
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