Bedfast definition states what?

• A. Bedfast means patient confined to bed by physician or inability.
• B. Bedfast means patient can sit without support.
• C. Bedfast means the patient can transfer with assistance.
• D. Bedfast means the patient is independent.

Answer: (A)

Bedfast means the patient is confined to bed, either by a physician’s order or because illness or debility prevents leaving the bed. This captures both a formal medical restriction and the functional inability to get out of bed. If a patient can sit up, transfer with assistance, or be independent, those situations show they are not bedfast.