Title: Transfer a client to a bedside commode.
Course: Nurse Aide II (14051-II) > Section: Developing Basic Nursing Skills

Transfer should include, but not be limited to,

- bringing the bedside commode next to the bed
- helping a client sit on the side of the bed
- helping a client put on non-skid footwear and a robe
- assisting a client to the bedside commode with or without a transfer belt
- placing a signaling device, hand wipes, and toilet tissue within reach of a client
- transferring a client to bedside commode.

Refer to Unit VIII in Nurse Aide Curriculum, Virginia Board of Nursing, Virginia Department of Health Professions, 2023.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What personal protective equipment (PPE) should be worn while emptying a bedside commode?
- What are the consequences for having different clients/residents/patients use the same bedside commode?