What linens and incontinence pads did nursing aids put on the mattress during unoccupied bedmaking for incontinent patient resident?

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2026-04-10 11:50

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Every country and facility uses different products and names for those products. As well, facilities use different protocols. In the US, we would try to determine the cause of the incontinence (urinary? fecal?). To protect the mattress and make it easier to change, Nursing Aides would:

  1. Put on the bottom sheet, as usual
  2. Place a folded draw sheet across the width of the bed to help move the patient as needed
  3. Place a cloth incontinence pad across the draw sheet
  4. Place Chux (blue & white absorbent pads) on top of the cloth incontinence pad
  5. (Chux are throw-aways and cut down on laundry.)
  6. Finish bedding as usual - top sheet, blanket

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