What Bed Size Does a Patient Need?: The Relationship Between Body Mass Index and Space Required to Turn in Bed

Kelly Pretorius¹, Adem Cengiz, Lisa Geshell+5

• ¹Kelly Pretorius, MPH, MSN, PNP-A/C & P/C, RN, is Doctoral Student, The University of Texas at Austin. Adem Cengiz, MSN, RN, is Doctoral Student, The University of Texas at Austin. Lisa Geshell, MSN, RN, is Doctoral Student, The University of Texas at Austin. Dong Eun Jang, MSN, RN, is Doctoral Student, The University of Texas at Austin. Tammy Prater, BSN, RN, is Doctoral Student, The University of Texas at Austin Yanyan Wang, PhD, RN, is Post Doctoral Student, The University of Texas at Austin. Maegen MacKenzie, MSN, RN, is Doctoral Student, TheUniversity of Texas at Austin. Atami Sagna, MHS, RN, is Doctoral Student, The University of Texas at Austin.