BEDMAKING

PURPOSES OF BEDMAKING PROVIDES COMFORT AND PROTECTION FOR A PATIENT CONFINED TO BED BED MUST BE FREE FROM ALL WRINKLES BECAUSE WRINKLES CAUSE DISCOMFORT AND CAN LEAD TO FORMATION OF DECUBITUS

MITERED CORNERS PURPOSE IS TO HOLD LINEN FIRMLY IN PLACE ON BEDS, STRETCHERS, AND EXAM TABLES A MITERED CORNER IS A SPECIAL FOLDING TECHNIQUE THAT SECURES THE LINEN UNDER THE MATTRESS

TYPES OF BEDS

CLOSED BED MADE FOLLOWING DISCHARGE OF PATIENT PURPOSE IS TO KEEP BED CLEAN UNTIL NEW PATIENT ADMITTED

OPEN BED FANFOLD TOP SHEETS TO FOOT OF BED TO CONVERT CLOSED BED TO OPEN BED FANFOLD MEANS TO FOLD SHEETS LIKE ACCORDIAN PLEATS DONE TO WELCOME A NEW PATIENT OR FOR PATIENTS WHO ARE AMBULATORY OR OUT-OF-BED

OCCUPIED BED BED IS MADE WHILE PATIENT IS IN IT USUALLY DONE AFTER THE MORNING BATH

BED WITH CRADLE CRADLE PLACED ON BED UNDER THE TOP SHEET PREVENTS TOP SHEETS FROM TOUCHING PARTS OF THE PATIENTS BODY USED FOR BURNS, SKIN ULCERS, LESIONS, BLOOD CLOTS,FRACTURES, OR SURGERY

SOME CRADLES HAVE LIGHT BULBS TO PROVIDE HEAT FOR SPECIAL TREATMENTS

DRAW SHEETS HALF SHEETS FREQUENTLY USED ON BEDS EXTENDS FROM PATIENT’S SHOULDERS TO THE KNEES USED TO PROTECT THE MATTRESS IF SOILED, IT CAN BE CHANGED WITHOUT CHANGING THE BOTTOM SHEET

DISPOSABLE BED PROTECTORS, ALSO CALLED UNDERPADS, ARE USED IN SOME AREAS INSTEAD OF DRAW SHEETS

BODY MECHANICS ESSENTIAL TO USE CORRECT BODY MECHANICS WHILE BEDMAKING ALSO IMPORTANT TO CONSERVE TIME AND ENERGY KEEP LINEN ARRANGED IN ORDER OF USE

MAKE BED COMPLETELY ON ONE SIDE BEFORE DOING OTHER SIDE TO LIMIT UNNECESSARY MOVEMENT FROM ONE SIDE OF BED TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE

INFECTION CONTROL IMPORTANT TO LIMIT MOVEMENT OF ORGANISMS AND SPREAD OF INFECTION WHILE IN BED ROLL THE DIRTY OR SOILED LINEN WHILE REMOVING IT FROM BED HOLD DIRTY LINEN AWAY FROM YOUR BODY

PLACE DIRTY LINEN IN HAMPER/CART/BAG IMMEDIATELY NEVER PLACE LINEN ON THE FLOOR WASH YOUR HANDS AFTER HANDLING DIRTY LINEN NEVER BRING EXTRA LINEN INTO A PATIENTS ROOM

LINEN IS CONSIDERED CONTAMINATED ONCE IT IS IN A ROOM AND CANNOT BE USED FOR ANOTHER PERSON AVOID SHAKING CLEAN SHEETS TO PLACE THEM ON THE BED UNFOLD THEM GENTLY TO INHIBIT THE FLOW OF MICROORGANISMS

PLACE THE OPEN END OF PILLOWCASE AWAY FROM THE DOOR THIS LOOKS NEATER AND ALSO HELPS PREVENTS THE ENTRANCE OF ORGANISMS FROM THE HALL

UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS OBSERVE UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS IF LINEN IS CONTAMINATED BY BLOOD OR BODY FLUIDS WASH HANDS FREQUENTLY AND WEAR GLOVES WHILE HANDLING LINEN FOLLOW AGENCY POLICY FOR PROPER DISPOSAL OF LINEN