BED MAKING NCM 103 RLE

• Bed making


  An art, a way of preparing the appropriate bed based on the condition of the patient which adopts scientific principles of nursing, promotes comfort for the patient
• Nurses


  • Need to be able to prepare hospital beds in different ways for specific purposes, make an occupied bed or prepare a bed for a client who is having surgery, anesthetic post operative, or surgical bed

  
• Purposes of bedmaking


  • To conserve the client's energy
  • To promote client comfort
  • To provide a clean, neat environment for the client
  • To provide a smooth, wrinkle free bed foundation, thus minimizing sources of skin irritation
• Precautions to be taken during bed making

  • The uniform of the nurse should not touch the bed while making a bed
  • Soiled linen should not be thrown on floor
  • First lift the mattress while loosening the bed linen or removing the sheets, the sheets should not be pulled forcefully
  • The bed linen should be folded from top to bottom or side-to-side, this applies to fold the mattress also while making one unoccupied bed
  • As self-precaution while tucking bedding under mattress, the palm of the hand should face downwards to prevent injury of nails
  • The open end of the pillow should not face to the entrance of ward
  • The beds should be in one line for better look

  
• Types of Beds


  • Unoccupied bed/ Closed bed
  • Occupied Bed / Open Bed
  • Cardiac Bed
  • Fracture Bed
  • Cradle Bed
  • Post operative Bed
  • Amputation Bed

  
• Unoccupied bed/ Closed bed

  An empty bed in which the top covers are so arranged that all linen beneath the spread is fully protected from dust and dirt
• Occupied Bed / Open Bed


  A bed made with the client in, for a client who cannot get out of the bed
• Cardiac Bed


  Prepared for heart cases
• Fracture Bed


  Prepared for patient with fracture of the trunk and extremities, a hard firm board is used to give support
• Post operative Bed


  Prepared for a client who is recovering from the effects of anesthesia following a surgical operation
• Amputation Bed


  Prepared for a patient with amputation of the leg to take off the weight of the bed clothes off site of the operation
• Equipment


  • Topsheets
  • Draw sheet
  • Blankets
  • Pillow cases
  • Rubber Mackintosh
  • Linen Hamper
  • Bedside Table
  • Disposable Gloves
• Handling linens


  Practice medical asepsis, hold linens away from your body and uniform, never shake linens, place clean linens on a clean surface, never put clean or used linens on the floor

  
• Handling linens


  Use 1 arm to hold the linens, use your other hand to pick them up, the first item you will use is at the bottom of the stack, to get it on top, place your arm over the stack then turn the stack over onto the other arm, the first item you will use is now on top, place the clean linens on a clean surface
• Videos on bedmaking procedures, folding of linens prior to bed making, changing sheets of occupied, unoccupied, and surgical beds, preparing open and closed beds