BEDS &
BEDMAKING
CHAPTER 26
BEDS & BEDMAKING
TYPES OF BEDS
 Regular beds (twin, double, queen etc)
 Hospital beds (manual, electric
BED POSITIONS
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Flat
Fowler’s position
Low Fowler’s position
Semi-fowler’s position
High Fowler’s
Trendelenburg’s position
Reverse Trendelenburg’s position
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FLAT
• Mattress is completely
horizontal
• Client sleeping in a variety
of bed positions, such as
back-lying, side-lying and
prone
• To maintain spinal alignment
for client’s with spinal
injuries
• To assist clients to move &
turn in bed
• Bed making
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FOWLER’S POSITION
• HOB raised 45-60o
• Knees can be bent or straight
• Relief from lying position
• Promotes lung expansion
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SEMI FOWLER’S
Semi sitting position in which HOB
is raised to 35-45o
•May also prop up pt. with pillow
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• Knees may or may not be raised
•Convenient for eating, reading,
visiting & watching TV
•Relief from lying positions
•To promote lung expansion for
client with respiratory problems
•Assist client to a sitting position or
dangle
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TRENDELENBURG’S
Head of bed is
lowered and the foot
is raised
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•To promote venous
circulation
•To provide postural
drainage of lungs
•Requires a Dr’s
order
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REVERSE TRENDELENBURG’S
Head of the bed raised
and the foot lowered.
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• Straight tilt in direction
opposite to
Trendelenburg’s
• To promote stomach
emptying and prevent
esophageal reflux.
•Requires a Dr’s order
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LINENS
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When handling linens follow the rules of medical
asepsis
Always hold linens away from you body and uniform
Never shake linens (spreads microbes)
Place clean linen on clean surfaces
Never put clean or dirty linen on the floor
Collect linens in order of use
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Fitted sheet
Top sheet
Lifter/incontinence pad
Bedspread/blanket
Pillowcases
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Use one arm to hold linen and the other to pick up linen
Follow standard precautions when removing linen (used
linen is contaminated)
Wear gloves to remove soiled linen
Check linens for personal items
Remove each piece of linen separately and roll linen
away from you
The side that touched the client is the inside of the roll
Place linens in an appropriate laundry container
Change linens if wet, damp or soiled
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BEDMAKING
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The Closed Bed – when the bed will be unoccupied for
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The Open Bed - made shortly before the bed is to be
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The Occupied Bed – made with the client in it
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The Surgical Bed – made so that a client can be
a period of time (resident is up for the day, or after a pt.
is discharged))
occupied (resident is up for short periods)
moved from a stretcher to a bed
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MOVIE CLIP