Toileting Procedure - Vancare VANDER-LIFT II B450 Operating Manual

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Toileting Procedure

In order to promote comfort for patients, to decrease physical stress for staff, and to speed
the toileting process for both, it is preferable if patients who prefer to wear pants wear
adaptive pants (pants with extended zippers on both side seams or a back flap that extends
from side seam to side seam) when they are no longer able to do standing transfers. Refer
to adaptive clothing catalogues for ideas. Contact VANCARE, Inc. if further assistance is
required.
Follow the VANDER-LIFT II™ "Transfer from a Wheelchair" procedure through
step "4" and continue with the following steps:
5) Adjust the patient's clothing:
a) Spread the back of split back dresses or wrap around skirts.
b) Unzip side zippers and roll back of pants toward the patient's buttocks or open back
flap of pants.
c) Untape the Brief, fold front side panels in and roll the back of the Brief toward the
patient's buttocks so the clean outer surface of the Brief is touching patient's clothing
OR
Unbutton elastic belt for button-type incontinence products OR
Roll patient's underwear as close to the bottom of the patient's buttocks as possible.
6) Position the sling behind the patient with the bottom of the sling approximately 1 inch
above the top of the rolled down pants and Brief, if used.
Continue with steps "6 – 13" of the VANDER-LIFT II™ "Transfer from a
Wheelchair" procedure, and then follow these steps:
14) Move the patient to the desired location in front of the toilet or commode with the back
of the patient's legs positioned against the toilet or commode. Raise the patient, if
needed, to position the patient over the toilet or commode seat.
15) Adjust the patient's clothing if necessary and, leaving the caster brakes unlocked, lower
the patient onto the toilet or commode seat.
16) Lock the caster brakes. Leave the sling attached securely to the lift with the lift in front
of the patient.
NEVER LEAVE THE PATIENT UNATTENDED DURING THE TOILETING
PROCEDURE.
17) After the patient has finished, lift the patient approximately 2 inches off of the toilet or
commode seat and help with peri care as needed.
18) Unlock the VANDER-LIFT II™ brakes and back the lift away.
19) Apply a clean incontinence product, if needed, and readjust patient's clothing.
To finish, continue with steps "14 – 20" of the VANDER-LIFT II™ "Transfer from a
Wheelchair" procedure.
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