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Topic 1-5
The Adult Patient Care Unit

The patient care unit is the area of the hospital in which the patient receives medical and nursing care and treatment as well as the place in which he/she lives during his/her hospital stay. It must be maintained as a safe, pleasant, clean, and orderly environment for the patient's physical and mental well being. Constant effort is needed to achieve and maintain the necessary high level of order and sanitation.

After completing this lesson, you should be able to:

• Identify items of furniture normally found in the patient care area.
• Identify articles/equipment required in the patient care area.
• Identify guidelines/methods of bed-making.
• Identify guidelines for terminally cleaning the patient care unit.
• Recognize rules for the use of disposable and non-disposable items.

Select a Lesson:

	Furniture and Equipment for Providing Basic Nursing Care
	Guidelines and Methods for Bed-Making
	Terminal Cleaning of the Patient Care Unit
	Rules for Using Disposable and Nonresuable Items

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