HOSPITAL BED AND

FUNCTIONS

A TATAH :

MOH FAUSI
ANIS SRIWATI
A KHAIRIL FAJRI
ACH ZULFAN WARDA
DIANA NORMA ISLAMI
 Purpose

The bed is the basic and essential

equipment intended for a patient. It is the
only private place for a recumbent patient
in the room. The bed is also instrumental during
various examinations, medical, nursing and
rehabilitation procedures
Bed requirements and properties with regard to :

The patients needs, e.g. the bed includes safety

equipment; the bed height should be adjusted for getting
out of bed after surgery to the patients height; also
included should be the bed aids to increase self-care;
The staff needs, e.g. the bed should allow for easy
positioning and transport of the patient; the mattress
height should be adjustable relative to the intensity of
patient care; the bed should allow access to the treated
part of the patients body; an additional requirement is
the easy maintenance of the bed and the floor
underneath.
 The basic bed bedding includes a foam mattress
covered by a washable and impermeable layer, pillow,
blanket, bed linen. The bed may also include a one off
bed cover (as protection for the linen bed cover, e.g. for
incontinent patients) or a cross cover for easier
handling of a less mobile patient (see the preventive
positioning topic).
Beds in a standard ward should be accessible from at
least three sides; this requirement is particularly
important when treating a less mobile patient (see Fig
5.1-1). The distance between beds should be at least 75
cm in order to reduce the risk of transmitting nosocomial
infections and for easy handling of the patient. Each bed
must also have good lighting.
 Hospital beds for children

Neonatal beds have a metal construction and the

side rails cannot be dropped. The sleeping area for
newborns can be plastic or metal. The neonatal bed
usually has a height adjustable tilting transparent
tray (see Fig. 5.1-2).
Standard beds for infants and toddlers have high
sides, which can be lowered. The bed is mobile with a
height-adjustable sleeping area and mechanical
positioning. Some beds can be tilted
Trendelenburg or Anti-Trendelenburg positions and
the sides have three-level positioning.
 Beds for preschool children have lower sides, which
can be lowered.
Adolescent and school-age children have the same as
beds as adults.
THANKS YOU
Presentator
1. MOH FAUSI
2. ACH ZULFAN WARDA
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