KALINGA-APAYAO STATE COLLEGE

DEPARTMENT OF MIDWIFERY AND APPLIED TECHNOLOGY

Bulanao, Tabuk City

BED MAKING (Unoccupied)

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Procedure 0 1 2
1. Bring a laundry hamper and a clean chair to the bedside.
2. Place an adjustable bed in the high position, and drop the bed side rails.
3. Remove equipment attached to bed linens, and check for personal items the patient may have dropped in the
bed, such as a watch or dentures.
4. Starting at the head of the far side of the bed, loosen all linen while moving around the bed and to the head
on the near side.
5. Remove pillow cases by slipping them off while the pillows lie on the bed.
6. Fold reusable linens, such as blankets, in place on the bed in fourths, and hang them over a clean chair.
7. Snugly roll all of the soiled linen inside of the bottom sheet, and place them directly into the laundry hamper.
Do not place them on the floor or on furniture.
8. Bring necessary clean linens to the bedside.
9. Place linens on a clean chair or on the overbed table in the same order in which they will be placed on the
bed.
10. Place the mattress pad on the bed in position so that as it is unfolded, it will be in the proper place.
11. Place the bottom sheet with its center fold in the center of the bed and high enough to have a sufficient
amount of the sheet to tuck under the head of the mattress.
12. If a waterproof sheet is used, place it over the bottom sheet so that it will be under the patient’s chest to knee
area. Place the cotton draw sheet in the same manner over the waterproof draw sheet.
13. Tuck the bottom sheet securely under the head of the mattress on one side of the bed, making a corner
according to agency policy. Tuck the remaining bottom linens securely on the same side. Move to the other
side of the bed to tuck in the bottom linens on that side.
14. When pulling bottom sheets tightly, hold the hands with the palms downward so that pull is produced by the
arms and shoulder muscles; spread feet as though to walk backward. And rock back so that the weight of
your body helps produce the force needed. Do the same for securing the draw sheets.
15. Place the top sheet on the bed with its center fold in the center of the bed and with the top of the sheet
placed so that the hem is even with head of the mattress. Unfold the top sheet in place.
16. Make a toe pleat by making a small diagonal or vertical fold in the top sheet near the bottom of the bed. Or
slightly gather the linen before tucking it under the mattress. Place the blanket and the spread sheet about 20
cm (8 inches) from the top of the bed in the same manner as the top sheet.
17. Tuck top linens securely at the foot of the mattress, and make corners according to agency policy.
18. Turn the spread down from the top, and fold it under the top edge of the blanket. Turn the top sheet down
over the spread.
19. Place the pillows on the bed. Open each pillow case in the same manner as opening other linens. Gather a
pillow case in the same way as one does hosiery, and slip the case over the pillow. Place the pillows in place
at the head of the bed. Place the pillows in place at the head of the bed.
20. Secure the signal device on the bed according to agency policy.
21. Adjust the bed to the low position.
22. Fan-fold or pie-fold linens.
LEGEND:
2 – COMPETENT (the student performs consistently in an effective and efficient manner)
1 - PROGRESS ACCEPTABLE (Performance usually effective and efficient but not always)
0 – PROGRESS UNACCEPTABLE (No progress in performance has been demonstrated and/ or performance is consistently ineffective and inefficient)

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