UNIVERSITY OF CEBU BANILAD

HEALTH CARE SERVICE/MIDWIFERY

SKILLS LABORATORY
PROCEDURE CHECKLIST
BEDMAKING
NAME: JASMIN GAY L. DAKAY YR & SEC. HCS DATE: 10-17-20 GRADE: ____________

LEGEND:
1 – VERY SATISFACTORY (VS)
2 – SATISFACTORY (S)
3 – NEEDS IMPROVEMENT (NI)
4 – POOR (P)

PROCEDURE
OPEN BED
1. Strip the bed.
2. Wash Hands
3. Bring necessary linens to the bedside
arranged in order of use.
4. Adjust bed to level of comfort.
5. Place the bottom sheet on the bed,
starting at the foot part
with right side and center fold of the
sheet over the center of the
bed.
6. Allow 18 inches to fold under head of
mattresses and tuck the
bottom sheet.
7. Place rubber draw sheet about 2 feet Rubber draw sheet protects the mattress
from the head of bed from any moist or any possible
discharges.
mattress and tuck.
8. Place cotton draw sheet over rubber
draw sheet and tuck.
9. Place top sheet starting at the head
part with its large hem
even with the top edge of mattress.
10. Tuck in sheet at the foot part, miter
corner at side.
11. Go to the other side of bed, fold top
bedding back.
12. Tuck head and bottom sheet. Miter
corner and tuck the sides
smoothly under the mattress until the
feet of the bed.
RATIONALE 1 2 3 4
Remove the sheets from the bed so that
it will be replaced by new and clean
sheets/linen.
You are about to touch the linens
needed , so to avoid contamination you
wash hands.
For you to finish immediately your linens
should be in order.
To avoid yourself in injuries, level your
bed to your comfortable position.
This part of the procedure is allowing you
to avoid contamination and it is easy for
you to carefully scatter the sheets under
the bed.
To hold enough the sheets so that you’ll
never see wrinkles on it and gives you
free from skin irritation.
Cotton draw sheet provides more
comfort when it placed to the top of the
rubber sheet. It gives friction from shiny
surface of rubber sheet and aside from
that cotton draw sheet absorb first the
any discharges that patient has.
To create barrier between you and your
comforter while the patient is resting.
This ensures the sheets are firmly
anchored to the bed so that they do not
move around when guest gets into bed so
they remain free of unsightly wrinkles.
To properly tuck in all linens.
Inorder to have finish work with
durability and it comforts to your patient.

13. Do the same for the rubber sheet The same practiceto provide with high
and cotton draw sheet. quality in doing bed making.
14. Tuck in top sheet at the foot of bed Tuck it so that it holds harder and it will
and miter corner. not be easy removed when patient is
moving recklessly.
 15. Fold back top sheet 18 inches from In order to place the pillow above.
head of bed.
16. Put pillow in pillowcase. Your pillow is meant to help support your
upper body as you sleep. Pillow cases
must clean and it should welcoming.
17. Place the pillow at the head of the Well to know that the head of the patient
bed will be placed to that area.
18. Fan fold or pie fold the top linens. To ensure that the patient is easily get
onto the assigned bed.
19. Inspect bed and make necessary To secure that the bed is well made.
adjustment.
CLOSED BED
You do it again, just follow what are the
1. Perform procedure same as in open steps.
bed.
2. Bring the folded top sheet at the sides
towards the center of To secure that is spread across the bed
the bed.

3. Apply bed spread starting from the

head part giving an
In sequence to give enough space of the
allowance of about 5-6 inches from the pillow in its certain place.
head part.

4. Tuck at the foot part and miter the
corner.
5. Fold down head end of the bed
spread 16-20 inches
6. Work on the other side.
7. Apply pillow case, taking care to keep Your uniform and the pillow you are
pillow away from
uniform.
8. Bring up folded end of spread to
cover the pillow
9. Inspect bed and make necessary
adjustments.
CCUPIED BED
1. Assemble equipment and arrange on
the bedside chair in the
order the items will be used.
To look the bed presentable and and
comfortable to use.
Giving space for pillows
To replicate and properly palce the linen
on the other side.
holding must have enough space not to
touch each other to avoid transmission of
any harmful microorganism.
So that possibly no microorganism can
enter inside the pillowso it should be
covered.
Fimalize your work so that if there’s
necessary adjustments you can fix it right
away.
You orderly finish your task if it is arrange
according to its usage.

Your hands should be cleaned before

touching the linens. To protect you and
2. Wash hands. the others from any disease.

3. Explain to patient what is to be done. So that both of have a common goaland

Provide privacy. understanding.

4. Draw mattress into proper place.
5. Assist the client to turn toward the
opposite side of the bed.
Make sure the side rails are up.
You are changing new sheet for your
patient so you draw the sheet so that It
will be replaced a new one.
For you to unspread/remove the sheet to
another side of it. Support your patient
with side rails up and with your supporter
hand when it’s needed for safety
purposes.

6. Loosen beddings and fanfold sheets This is to change new and clean sheet to
towards the center of the bed. the patient’s bed.
7. Place and tuck clean bottom sheet
starting from foot part,
miter at the top corner, on the exposed
half of the bed.
8. Place clean rubber sheet with its
center at the center of the
bed. Do the same with cotton draw
sheet.
9. Move the client to the center of the
bed.
10. Apply top linen so that it is centered
and top hem are even
with the head of the mattress.
11. Secure top linens under the foot of
the mattress and miter
corners.
12. Help patient roll over the folded Support the patient so that it wont create
linen.
13. Move client to the other side of the Moving your patient with enough support
bed, loosen soiled linens.
14. Draw clean bed sheet into places.
15. Assist patient to position and
comfort.
16. Dispose soiled linens and wash your
hands.
COMMENTS /RECOMMENDATIONS:
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CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR DATE
You’re about to fit the sheet to make sure
you can achieve the process of putting a
cover before the mattress.
Through this barrier between mattress
and the linensheet, the rubber sheet
protecs the mattress from any discharges
before the linen sheet from the patient.
So you can easily transfer your anoher
half sheet to another half size of the bed
so that later it will be well spread and
well fitted under whole of the bed. This
techniques allow the patient not to move
more.
To make sure it is efficient and intact.
This smoothen the linens and provide
comfortness.
any problems.
so that you can do your task in other half
side of his/her bed.
Evenly spread all the sheets avoid
wrinkles causing skin irritation.
To avoid any hardness in going back to
comfortable position you should support
your patient.
Dispose the soiled linen so that to avoid
transmission of microorganism. After all
you wash your hands to protect yourself
and others.