CHANGING AN OCCUPIED BED

OUR NEXT SKILL IS ALL ABOUT CHANGING AN OCCUPIED BED

THE SUPPLIES THAT YOU NEED ARE BATH BLANKET, A FITTED SHEET, A DRAW SHEET A WATERPROOF
PAD , A FLAT SHEET, AND A PILLWOCASE

ALL OF YOUR SUPPLIES GO ON A BARRIER ON YOUR WORK SURFACE

I WILL WASH MY HANDS AND APPLY GLOVES BEFORE BEGINNING THIS SKILL

APPLY THE BATH BLANKET TO PROVIDE WARMTH WHILE CHANGING THE SHEETS

USE THE BATH BLANKET TO COVER HER COMPLETELY AND PROVIDE PRIVACY WHILE ROLLING IN THE
BED

REMOVE THE SHEET FROM THE FOOT OF THE BED BY ROLLING THE DIRTY INTO IT SELF

THE DIRTY SHEET WILL THEN GO INTO THE LAUNDRY HAMPER

REMOVE THE PILLOW FROM UNDERNEATH VEST HEAD AND REMOVE THE PILLOWCASE AND PLACE
THAT IN DIRTY HAMPER

THE PILLOW GO AT THE HEAD OF THE BED

I WILL START BY REMOVING THE SHEETS FROM THIS SIDE OF THE BED AND ROLLING THEM UP SO THAT
THE DIRTY SIDE IS BEING ROLLED IN ON TOP OF ITSELF

AND ASK THE PATIENT TO ROLL ON THE SIDE AND MAKE SURE TO KEEP THE BATH BLANKET COVERING
SO THAT WE WILL MAKE SURE SHE’S MAINTAINING PRIVACY

I’M GOING TO TUCK HER DIRTY LINENS AS FAR UNDERNEATH HER HIP AS I CAN AND UNDERNEATH THE
CLEAN BATH BLANKET

NEXT, TAKE THE CLEAN FITTED SHEET AND PLACE IT ON THE MATTRESS

I NEED TO BE SURE THAT I’M KEEPING MY CLEAN AND DIRTY LINENS SEPARATED

AND FANFOLD THE SHEET IN THE CENTER OF THE BED ON TOP OF THE BATH BLANKET

NEXT, TAKE THE DRAW SHEET WHICH IS FOLDED IN HALF AND PLACE IT ON THE BED

MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A FEW INCHES OF OVERHANG ON MY SIDE SO THAT I CAN TUCK UNDER THE
MATTRESS

I PLACE THE FOLDED EDGE AT BEST SHOULDERS AND THE OPEN EDGES TOWARD THE FOOT OF THE BED

AND FAN FOLD THE DRAW SHEET IN THE CENTER OF THE BED ON THE TOP OF THE FITTED SHEET

NEXT, TAKE THE WATERPROOF PAD AND PUT IT WITH WATER RESISTANT SIDE DOWN AGAINST THE
MATTRESS AND FOLD THAT PUT THE QUILTED SIDE FACING UP IN THE CENTER OF THE BED

NEXT, ASSIST THE PATIENT IN ROLLING BACK OVER TOWARD MY SIDE OF THE BED SO THAT I CAN
REMOVE THE DIRTY SHEETS
MAKE SURE TO KEEP THE BLANKET COVERING HER BACK SO THAT WE’VE MAINTAINED HER PRIVACY

THE SHEETS WILL COME OFF OF THE SIDE OF THE BED ROLLING THE DIRTY SHEETS IN ON TOP OF
THEMESELVES AND PLACE THE DIRTY SHEETS IN THE LAUNDRY HAMPER

THEN PULL THE SHEETS THROUGH FROM UNDERNEATH THE PATIENT

AND ATTACH THE SHEET TO THE MATTRESS

TUCK THE DRAW SHEET UNDERNEATH THE SIDE PF THE MATTRESS AND ASSIST THE PATIENT BACK TO
HER COMFORTABLE POSITION

PLACE A CLEAN TOP SHEET ON THE BED

NEVER SHAKE YOUR LINENS WHILE OPENING THEM AS THAT SPREADS BACTERIA AND LINT AROUND
THE ROOM

REMOVE THE BATH BLANKET FROM THE FOOT OF THE BED

ROLLING IT UP LIKE I DID IN THE DIRTY SHEET WHEN I AM REMOVING IT

THE BATH BLANKET WILL THE GO IN THE LAUNDRY HAMPER

AND TUCK THE FOOT OF THE BED SHEET IN UNDER THE FOOT

AND FINISH THE BED BY MAKING A LOOSE HOSPITAL CORNER

AND MAKE SURE THAT I’VE MADE A TOE PLEAT SO THAT THERE’S A ROOM FOR THE PATIENT TO MOVE
HER TOES

FINALLY PUT A NEW PILLOWCASE ON THIS PILLOW

DO NOT TOUCH THE PILLOW OR THE PILLOWCASE TO ME OR MY CLOTHING

CLEAN UP THE REMAINDER OF YOUR SUPPLIES

TAKE OFF THE GLOVES

DO A HAND HYGIENE

RECORD AND REPORT