Bodily functions

• Need to go to the bathroom
• Bedpan
• Urinal
• Suction
• Cough assist
• BiPAP
• Brush teeth, bathe
• Change clothes or dress
• I’m hungry
• It’s time to eat

Comfort

• Too hot
• Too cold
• Turn
• Move legs
• Move arms
• Move head
• Scratch face
• Scratch head
• Scratch back
• Scratch legs
• Scratch arm
• Raise legs
• Lower legs
• Blanket
• Fan on/off
• Raise/lower head

Diversion

• TV on/off
• Change TV channel
• Music on/off
• Change music
• Radio on/off
• Change radio station
• Computer — bring/take away
• Raise/lower window shade
• I want to see out the window

Activity

• I want to sit up
• I want to lie down
• I want to sit in a chair
• Put me in/take me out of my wheelchair
• Range-of-motion exercises
• Take me outside/inside
• I need the walker
• Help me out of bed
• Help me into bed

Physical assessment

• Breathing problems
• Pain
• Fever
• Feeding tube problems, trach/vent problems