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Title: BEDMAKING


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BEDMAKING
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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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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  • SOME CRADLES HAVE LIGHT BULBS TO PROVIDE HEAT FOR
    SPECIAL TREATMENTS

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

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

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

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

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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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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

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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
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