Elimination and Excretion

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    • Commode: is a portable toilet, for its toilet bowl is removable for easy cleaning. Made of lightweight metal and plastic chair. Used by a client with limited mobility.
    • Bedpans - are used for elimination by bed-confined patients.
    • 2 TYPES OF BEDPANS
      • Regular – larger than the fracture,
      • Fracture – has a flat end for easy use, this is for patients with hip or lower extremity fractures.
    • Urinals - are shaped like a bottle, usually made of hardened plastic, a portable urinal that can hold at an average of 1L urine, designed for males and females. Used for a bed-confined patient, or a client with incontinence.
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