Changing an Absorbent Brief for a Bed-bound Patient

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  @Mae-qy8jn · 1 year ago · pinned

  I’m a caregiver and they never trained me how to do this effectively. Thank u for this video- you’ve saved me from a lot of straining 😓

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  @rogeronthesouthfork175 · 2 years ago

  Nurses, cnas, nursing home workers, caregivers.... all angels of God.

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• MB

  @mburns1679 · 3 years ago

  Mom is 101 yrs old and is more bedbound. She fell and hurt her back. This is a godsend.

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  @FRANKBOOTH777 · 4 years ago

  I'm glad you said it was complex process because I've been caring for my Mom for 4 days now and it STILL takes me 1 hr to do a full change,distribute meds, and get her comfortable..Sometimes 2 hrs if I need to do the meal...I can't believe HOW MUCH WORK this is...It's like starting a new job with NO training thats 14 hrs a day, and you can't go home from..

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• KL

  @klaylayk882 · 3 years ago

  Tomorrow night is my first duty as a caregiver in a private, and I'm really nervous. I'm looking for a video that going to teach me the easiest way to change the diaper of the person that is heavier than me, and thanks God I found this video. Thank youuu and I hope that everyone is safe!!

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  @InfiniteShar888 · 4 years ago

  I was my father's care giver for 10 years. He passed away In October. I did this 3 times a day.

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  @jawajeff7246 · 6 months ago

  "you're gonna be ok. Its not gona be perfect but its gonna be good enough."  A very profound statement for me personally. Thank you Brenda.

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  @amashizaino · 3 years ago

  Pro tip: In the case of big soilage, shaving cream really helps to break up any bowl movements, ESPECIALLY if they&apos;ve got that sticky clay consistency poop. Peri-spray or the foaming no rinse cleanser is also a serious gift from above. I&apos;ve been a CNA since 2014 and I&apos;ve got my own techniques too. I talk to my residents during the clean up, (kids, family, music etc) it keep their minds occupied and sometimes I&apos;ll even tell them silly laffy taffy style jokes. <br>It really diffuses any awkwardness if they&apos;re still alert and oriented (at least it does for me), or if they can get agitated or combative due to dementia or alzheimers, it helps steer their behavior somewhere positive and they&apos;re more compliant with the change. With practice and challenging myself I&apos;ve gotten a basic check and change for urine down to about 3 minutes while still being able to be gentle on fragile skin and getting them clean, 5-10 if it&apos;s a really nasty clean up and needs a bed change(less if I have help with the sheets). And sadly, even on 2 hour checks, bed changes can and will happen if they&apos;ve got diarrhea or any other kinds of issues. If you do see any skin issues, tell the nurse asap. If it&apos;s an open wound that you&apos;ve never seen before, it&apos;s best to do it immediately to make sure the nurse can see it while it&apos;s exposed and make sure it&apos;s not already a known issue. If the bowel looks black and tar like and sticky or if there&apos;s visible blood in it the nurse needs to know immediately as well. Finish the clean up but perhaps have the nurse see the stool, you don&apos;t know if they&apos;ve got a GI bleed or if they&apos;re just on Iron pills(which can make stool look black) and it&apos;s best to MAKE SURE and double check about this. I learned this lesson the hard way by seeing the aftermath from another aid that didn&apos;t bring it to the nurses attention asap. I wound up having to clean up puddles of vomited blood and who knows what because it wasn&apos;t reported for hours and had exacerbated quickly. <br>Above all however, remember that residents DO have the right to refuse a check and change. BUT you need to make sure that you document it and re-approach them at LEAST 3 times, documenting every time AND let the nurse know because if it becomes a pattern than something may need to be put into the care plan to help avoid any complications or liability because of it. Documentation saves you a lot of headache, heart ache, paperwork and even your license in the long run. It&apos;s ALWAYS a smart and wise decision to do a <b>little</b> extra work immediately, to avoid having to do a LOT of work later.<br><br>Sorry for the long comment, I just wanted to drop in some of my experience and a tip or two to the new Aides coming into the field.

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• MA

  @maenabed9827 · 2 years ago

  I have been doing this for my father for 3 and a half years...and I rejected all job offers to take care of him and I am happy about that

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• LE

  @leviescott4819 · 3 years ago

  Caregivers are true heroes

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• MI

  @michellewright99 · 5 years ago

  That man acting as the patient is a true MVP! Thank you ladies for being so thorough. This really helped me as a family caregiver.

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  @remoskins1437 · 4 years ago

  I really like this. My father has dementia and is bedbound. When I try to move him he screams out in pain, probably from stiffness. It&apos;s so hard to be a caregiver.

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