Carex Bedside Urinal

What to buy with Carex Portable Urinal?

• Bard Latex Leg Bag Extension Tubing With Connector
• Medline Leg Bag With Comfort Straps And Twist Valve Drainage Port
• Flexible Inspection Mirror

What are bedpans and urinals?

Bedpans and urinals are devices that allow people to have a bowel movement or urinate while they are in bed. A man uses a bedpan for a bowel movement but may prefer a urinal when he urinates. Women usually use a bedpan for bowel movements and urinating.

How to help an individual who can raise his buttocks to use a bedpan?

• Put on gloves
• Place an underpad under the person's buttocks to protect the bed from spills
• Raise the head of the bed a little
• Support the lower back of the person with one hand. With your other hand, place the curved edge of the bedpan under the buttocks of the person
• Raise the head of the bed until the person is in a sitting position. Sitting upright makes having a bowel movement or urinating easier
• If the person is weak, do not leave him alone
• When the person is done, lower the head of the bed. Ask the person to raise his buttocks. Support the lower back of the person with one hand. Carefully remove the bedpan with your other hand. Cover the bedpan with a towel and put it on a chair

How to help an individual who cannot raise his buttocks to use a bedpan?

• Put on gloves
• Roll the person on his side. Put a waterproof pad under the buttocks of the person to protect the bed from spills
• Place the bedpan against the buttocks of the person with one hand
• While holding the bedpan in place, gently roll the person onto his back and up onto the bedpan
• Raise the head of the bed a little
• Sitting upright makes having a bowel movement or urinating easier
• If he is weak, do not leave him alone
• When the person is done, lower the head of the bed
• Roll the person on his side just enough to carefully remove the bedpan
• Cover the bedpan with a towel and put it on a chair

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