Dressing And Undressing

Front 1

1. Knock before entering the room...

Back 1

*2. Raise bed rail. Raise bed....

Front 2

3. Lower side rail on resident's weak side. Place in supine position.

Back 2

4. Cover resident with bath blanket. Fanfold linens to foot of bed without exposing resident

Front 3

5. Raise resident's head and shoulders or turn onto side facing way from you

Back 3

6. Unfasten buttons, snaps, zippers, or ties in back of garment.

Front 4

7. Bring sides of garment to the resident's sides, or if in side-lying position, tuck far side under resident and fold near side onto chest

Back 4

8. Place resident in supine position.

Front 5

9. Slide garment off shoulder on resident's strong side. Remove garment from the arms. Repeat for weak side.

Back 5

10. Put on garments that open in the front: slide garment onto arm and shoulder of weak side.

Front 6

11. Raise head and shoulders. Bring side of garment around the back. Lower resident to supine position.

Back 6

12. Slide garment onto the arm and shoulder of the strong arm.

Front 7

13. Fasten buttons, snaps, zippers, or ties

Back 7

14. Put on pants or slacks. Slide pants over feet and up the legs.

Front 8

15. Turn onto strong side and. Pull pants over buttocks and hip of weak side.

Back 8

16. Turn resident to the weak side and pull pants over buttocks and hip of strong side.

Front 9

17. Place resident in supine position and fasten buttons, snaps, zippers, ties, and/or belt buckle.

Back 9

18. Remove bath blanket.

Front 10

19. Put socks and shoes or slippers on resident.

Back 10

20. Raise side rail. Lower bed. Lower side rails. Attach signal light within resident's reach

Front 11

21. Perform hand hygiene and report & record observations

Back 11

Completed.