Title: Place footboard, overbed cradle, or egg crate mattress on bed.
Course: Nurse Aide II Condensed (14051-II-A) > Section: Developing Basic Nursing Skills

Placement should include

- knowing the purpose of these devices (which is to assist in the prevention of pressure ulcers and skin breakdown)
- understanding their proper use.

Refer to Unit VII in Nurse Aide Curriculum (https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/media/dhpweb/docs/nursing/forms/education/NurseAide_Ed_Program_Curriculum.doc), Virginia Board of Nursing, Virginia Department of Health Professions, 2018.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What type of clients/residents/patients are good candidates for the use of a footboard, overbed cradle, or egg crate mattress?
- What are a CNA's duties in providing good skin care and frequent assessment of skin at bony prominences?