BED MAKING Flashcards
What do you do before making a bed?
Collect necessary bed linens and the patient’s personal items.
What do you do during bed making?
Use safe patient handling procedures and proper body mechanics.
The top covers are folded back, so it is easy for a patient to get into bed.
Open bed
What is important when making a bed?
The patient’s privacy, comfort, and safety are all important when making a bed.
The top sheet, blanket, and bedspread are drawn up to the head of the mattress and under the pillows.
Closed bed
A _______ bed is prepared in a hospital room before a new patient is admitted to that room.
Closed
What does a typical hospital room contain?
Over-bed table, bedside stand, chairs, lamp, and bed. (Also includes a call light, television set, a wall-mounted BP gauge, oxygen and vacuum wall outlets, and personal care items)
When should you wear gloves?
When a patient is incontinent or excess drainage is on their sheets.
What do you do when replacing a new bottom sheet?
Remove wrinkles
Do not hold _____next to your clothing and never use your chin or teeth to hold this when replacing a new pillow case.
Pillows
What should you always use?
Good body mechanics and hand hygiene
A standard hospital bed can be adjusted for
height and position
The patient can adjust an electrically operated bed to
raise and lower the head and knees
Bed linen is always changed
when soiled
The closed bed is made when the patient is
discharged
If you are using a flat bottom sheet you should
align the bottom end even with the end of the mattress
Which of the following is true about handling linen?
extra linen cannot be removed and used for another patient
After making the bed
return the bed to the lowest horizontal position
The open bed
has the top bedding fanfolded at the foot
When making an occupied bed
the patient is in the bed
When changing linen that is soiled with body fluids
wear gloves and avoid contact with your uniform
When making an occupied bed
cover the patient with a bath blanket when removing the top sheet
When making a surgical bed
the upper bedding is fanfolded to the far side of the bed
The laundry hamper and clean linen should be
separated by one room’s width
When you are making a patient’s bed, the corner of the top sheet accidentally touches the floor. You should
remove the sheet and place it in the soiled linen hamper
Low beds are commonly used in the care of patients who are at risk of
falls
A low air loss bed may be ordered when the patient
has pressure ulcers
low air loss beds
reduce pressure, friction, and shearing
A(n) bed frame is 4 to 6 inches from the floor to the top of the frame deck
low
Which type of bed would be most suitable for an obese patient?
bariatric
Which of the following statements about a low air loss bed is correct?
low air loss beds are frequently used for patients with serious skin conditions
To help prevent back injury while making a patient’s bed, do all of the following except
move quickly and efficiently
After making up a patient’s bed, you are left with an unused linen sheet. What should you do?
place the unused sheet into the soiled hamper
When removing soiled linen you should
roll the linen toward the center of the bed
Which of the following would not be used with a low air loss bed?
a cloth soaker pad
T OR F: A gatch bed is operated electronically
F
Residents in long-term care facilities may use their own bedspreads and pillows
TRUE
A draw sheet may be used to lift and move the patient
T
After making the unoccupied bed, raise the side rails
F
After you raise the s side rails, you should test them for security
T
After making the surgical bed, place an emesis basin and tissues next next to the bed
T
PPE protective equipment is not necessary during the bedmaking procedure
F
You should avoid shaking soiled linen
T
After the bottom of the bed has been made, pull the mattress to the head of the bed
F
Before making a bed lower It to its lowest height
F
CPR is not effective on a low air loss bed
T
Before making an unoccupied bed arrange the linen in order
T
Loosen the top linen when a bed is occupied
T
Making an occupied bed is easier
F
Closed bed is used when a patient is restricted to bed
F
Unoccupied bed is the least common bedmaking procedure
F
Which action ensures that a patient will not have unnecessary pain during a linen change
Administer a prescribed analgesic 30 to 60 minutes before the bed change if needed.
The nurse is preparing to make an occupied bed for a patient who is on aspiration precautions. What will the nurse do to ensure the safety of this patient during the bed change?
Keep the head of the bed no lower than a 30-degree angle.
The nurse is changing the bed linen of a patient on bed rest. When the nurse is ready to make the other side of the bed, what will the nurse do before having the patient turn onto the side that has already been made?
Raise the side rails
What will the nurse do right after placing a clean topsheet on the patient?
Remove the bath blanket
Why is it important to avoid wrinkles in the bed linens?
They cause discomfort and can lead to the information of pressure ulcers.
Why are mitered corners used on all types of beds?
Used to hold the linens firmly in place.
2 purposes for making an open bed.
- To welcome a new patient.
- For patients who are ambulatory or out of bed for short periods of time.
What is the purpose of a bed cradle?
To prevent linen from touching parts of the patients body.
Conditions or disorders that might require a bed cradle
- Patients with burns
- Skin ulcers
- Lesions
- Blood clots
- Circulatory diseases
- Fractures
- Surgery on legs or feet
What are draw sheets and why are they used?
Half sheets that are frequently used in bed. To protect the mattress + patients.
Why is it important to unfold the sheets rather than shake them out?
Limiting the movement of organisms will limits the spread of germs.
Why do you complete one entire side of the bed before going to the opposite side?
It’s more efficient and less time is wasted.
How is the pillow placed on the bed? Why is it placed in the position?
The opening of the pillow case facing away from the door because it looks nicer & helps prevent the entrance of organisms from the hall.
