Bed Making Techniques

When making a Mitered Corner, you first..

• Fold sheet into a triangle

• Tuck side of triangle

• Check for looseness

• Tuck bottom/top of sheet

A closed bed is...

• A made bed, w/ a patient

• Empty or unoccupied

A bed that is raised to the highest level, that is for a patient arriving by a stretcher is...

• A Surgical Bed

• A Admission's Bed

Seams of sheets should be facing...

• Facing towards the patients skin

• Facing away from the patients skin

When the linens are dirty..

• Shake the linens off

• Put linen off to the side

• Place them in designated area for dirty linen

• Leave linens on until patient wants them removed

When first coming in to make the bed, I will...

• Wash my hands

• Provide privacy

When making an occupied bed, keep the side rail up on the opposite side of the patient?

• True

• False

This type of bed is made for a person who will be up most of the day

• A opened bed

• A unoccupied bed

• A surgical bed

• A closed bed

The linens are fan-folded back so the person can get into the bed...

• A Opened bed is in use

• A Closed bed is in use

A closed bed becomes an opened bed by fan-folding back the top linens

• False

• True