Purpose, Purpose who should do this? checklist – Posey Bed 8060 User Manual

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Posey Bed 8060



Purpose

Purpose

Who Should Do

This?

Checklist

Patient safety asks that the Posey Bed 8060 is located in an area that provides easy access to the

patient under both normal and emergency conditions.

Attending Nurse or Caregiver.

Because the Posey Bed 8060 is a restraint system, anyone who cares for a patient in the bed must

be properly trained.

Guidelines for Proper Bed Location

Guidelines for Training

NOTE: Each No (in table below) must be corrected before allowing a patient to use the Posey Bed

8060.

Prior to use with a new patient, photocopy and retain this checklist to record that each

item has been verified.

1. Is the Posey Bed 8060 clean?

2. Can a patient be easily accessed and can the bed be moved to the

center of the room to allow access from all four (

4) sides in an

emergency situation?

3. Is the bed positioned so that the patient is

NOT exposed to injury

from contact with walls, furniture or other equipment?

4. Is the power cord out of the way to avoid a tripping hazard?

5. Is the bed away from all open flames, smoking materials or heat

sources including baseboard heaters or space heaters?

6. Is the bed free of clutter or foreign objects?

7. Is the netting and canopy free from

ANY sharp or hanging objects?

8. Is the netting and canopy free from

ANY shipping or assembly

damage to the bed or canopy system?

9. Are the hospital bed casters locked so the bed does not move?

Check

Yes

No

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