• Pour water to allow client to clean • To clean perineum

perineum and assist in wiping himself

dry
• Lower the head of bed flat and assist
client to roll onto one side,facing against • To position bedpan
you
• Place bedpan firmly under buttocks.ask • To position bedpan
client to roll back on pan flat in bed .do
not force pan under client • To reduce strain on back
• With client positioned comfortably • To support lumber curve
positioned comfortably raise head of
bed to 30 degrees • To provide a normal squatting
• Place a rolled towel or small pillow position
under lumber curve of clients back
• Ask client to bend the knees to assure a • To maintain privacy
sitting position
• Leave the patient alone while he is • To remove bedpan
relieving himself or herself ,when the
patient finishes the nurse responds to • To avoid spilling
his or her call
• The nurse asks the client to raise hip or
roll of the side if client is immobilized
• The nurse holds the pan steady
• Do not pull pan from under clients skin
• To prevent injury