Table 2.
Patient Activity With Standard 23″ Mattress Height Bed; Side Rails Up.
| In-Bed Movement |
Egress |
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| Ingress |
Lying Down |
Turning Over |
Moving to Get Out |
Standing |
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| Participant (Trial) | Hold Side Rail When Reaching Bed? (No. of Hands) | Nurse Assist? | Move Around Side Rail? | Effort to Lift Legs Onto Bed? Assisted? | Move Up in Bed? (Number of Tries) | Body Position Lying | Holding Side Rail? (No. of Hands on rail) | Location in Bed | Uses Side Rail? (No. of Hands) | Uses Rail to Pull to Sitting Position? | Scooting Move Down/Get Out Bed (No. of Tries) | Hold Side Rail to Turn off Bed? | Feet Flat on Floor When in Full Sit? | Pull Up? SR or Assist? | Holds SR When Standing for Support? |
| 1 (4) | Yes (2) | No | Yes | No | Yes (1) | Back | No | Approp. | No | Yes (1) | Yes (1) | Yes (1) | Yes | Yes SR | No |
| 2 (2) | No | No | Yes | No | Yes (2) | Back | No | Approp. | Yes (1) | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| 3 (2) | No (walker) | 1 | No | Yes (yes) | Yes (1) | Side | No | Low | Does not turn | Yes (2) | Yes (1) | Yes (2) | Yes | Yes, 2 assist + walker | No |
| 4 (3) | Yes (2) | No | Yes | No | No | Side | No | Approp. | Yes (1) | Yes (1) | Yes (1) | Yes (1) | Yes | Yes SR | Yes |
| 5 (2) | Yes (1) | 0 | Yes | No | No | Back | Yes (1) | Approp. | Yes (1) | Yes (1) | Yes (1) | Yes (1) | Yes | No | No |
| 6 (3) | Yes (1) | 1 | Yes | No | Yes (1) | Back | Yes (1) | Approp. | No | Yes (2) | No | Yes (1) | No | Yes SR | No |
| 7 (3) | Yes (2) | 0 (Entered frontward) | Yes | No | No | Back | Yes (2) | Approp. | Yes (2) | Yes (2) | Yes (2) | Yes (2) | Yes | Yes SR | Yes |
| 8 (3) | Yes (1 + IV pole) | 0 | Yes | No | Yes (2) | Back | No | Approp. | No | No | Yes (1) | No | Yes | No | No |
| 9 (2) | Yes (1) | 0 | Yes | No | Yes (1) | Side | No | Approp. | Yes (1) | Yes (1) | No | No (cane) | Yes | Yes (cane) | No |
| 10 (2) | No | 0 | Yes | No | Yes (7) | Back | No | Approp. | No | No | Yes (4) | No | Leans Forward to Stand | No | No |
| 11 (2) | No | One hand and one RN assist | No | Yes (yes) | No | Back | No | Low | Does not turn | Yes (one hand and two RN assist, behind and legs) | No | Yes (one hand and two RN assist) | Noa | Yes SR, Cane and two RNs | Yesa |
| 12 (3) | Yes (2) | 0 | Yes | No | Yes (1) | Back | Yes (1) | Low | Yes (2) | Yes (2) | No | Yes (2) | Yes | Yes SR (one hand) | Yes |
| 13 (3) | No (walker) | 0 | Yes | Yes—Slight (no) | Yes (4) | Back | Yes (1) | Low | Yes (1) | Yesa (2) | Yes (2) | No | No | No (push with knuckles) | No walker |
| 14 (2) | No | 0 | No | Yes—Slight (no) | Yes (1) | Back | Yes (1) | Low | Yes (2) | Yes (2) | Yes (two with walker) | No | No | Yes walker | No walker |
| 15 (1) | No | 0 | Yes | No | No | Back | No | Approp. | Yes (1) | Yes (1) | Yes (two with cane) | Yes (2) | Yes | Yes SR | Yes |
Note. SR = side rails; Approp. = appropriate; RNs = registered nurses; IV = intravenous.