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Level of mobility |
Level of safety to use the toilet alone |
Recommendation |
| 1 |
Mobile |
Safe to be left alone in toilet |
Use toilet in private |
| 2 |
Needs assistance with mobility |
Safe to be left alone in toilet |
Provide assistance to reach the toilet
Use toilet in private
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| 3 |
Immobile
Needs help with transfers and transit equipment to get to / from toilet
|
Safe to be left alone in toilet
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Use a wheeled chair to transport to toilet
Use toilet in private
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| 4 |
Immobile
Needs hoist for transfers
Assessment indicates unsafe to sit unattended
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Unsafe to be left alone but can sit on a toilet with surrounding frame and/or attendant supervision
Patient chooses to go to the toilet with or without supervision
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Use a wheeled chair to transport to toilet
Use toilet with or without attendant supervision
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| 5 |
Immobile
Needs hoist for transfers
nsafe to sit unattended
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Unsafe to be left alone but can sit with surrounding frame and attendant support
Patient chooses not to go to the toilet
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Use bedside commode with attendant support and adequate screening with “do not disturb” sign |
| 6 |
Bed bound and needing planned bladder or bowel management |
Unsafe to sit even with support |
Use bed pan or planned rectal evacuations as part of a bladder or bowel management programme.
Ensure adequate screening with “do not disturb” sign
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