Title: Adjust side rails.
Course: Nurse Aide II Condensed (14051-II-A) > Section: Developing Basic Nursing Skills

Adjusting the side rails of the bed involves

- knowledge of the facilities rules regarding side rail use
- a client’s/resident’s/patient’s level of mobility
- a client’s/resident’s/patient’s orientation to time, place, and person.

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

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are the facility procedures regarding the use of side rails?
- How might a side rail be beneficial to a client?
- How might a side rail cause a risk of falls to a client?
- When is a side rail considered a restraint?