1. BEDMAKING

2. 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

3. 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

4. TYPES OF BEDS

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

6. 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

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

8. 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

9. SOME CRADLES HAVE LIGHT BULBS TO PROVIDE HEAT FOR SPECIAL TREATMENTS

10. 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

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

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

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

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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

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

18. 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