Dress a resident with a weak side in bed

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1. Apply sanitizer over every hand surface and rub until completely dry.
2. Tell the resident what you will do.
3. Close the privacy curtain.
4. Raise the bed to working height.
5. Keep the resident covered as you remove the gown.
6. Start removing the gown from the unaffected side.
7. Put the used gown in the laundry hamper.
8. For the button-up shirt, pass your hand through a sleeve and grasp the resident’s hand.
9. Put the weak arm into the shirt before dressing the unaffected arm.Critical · source marked
10. Help the resident lift their buttocks or turn side to side to bring the pants over the buttocks to the waist.
11. Put the weak leg into the pants before the unaffected leg.Critical · source marked
12. Put on socks and draw them smoothly over each foot.
13. Finish with pants at the waist front and back and every shirt button fastened, leaving the resident comfortable.
14. Lower the bed.
15. Leave the call device within easy reach.
16. Keep communication respectful and courteous throughout.
17. Apply sanitizer over every hand surface and rub until completely dry.