REQUIREMENTS
- A trolley with the following items:
- Two large cotton sheet (Bed linen)
- One water proof draw mackintosh or bed mat if necessary
- One draw sheet
- Pillow slips
- One top sheet
- Counterpane if necessary
- Two chairs or heart table
- Mattress
- One or two pillows
- Linen bin or receptacle
- Disposable gloves if necessary
STEPS
- Establish rapport (Refer to steps)
- Explain procedure to patient to gain his/her cooperation and participation
- Ensure patient privacy
- Perform hand hygiene
- Collect and arrange items on trolley and bring them to the bedside
- Arrange sheets in order of use on chairs or a heart table
- Remove any equipment attached to the bed e.g. drip stand, side rails etc.
- Loosen sheets at the side of bed and remove extra beddings leaving only the top sheet
- Leave patient with only one pillow and cover him/her with top sheet
- Assist the patient to turn to the side away from the clean portion of the linen supported by another nurse
- Roll dirty bottom sheet under patient use glove if necessary
- Cover the bed with a clean rolled bottom sheet halfway in the middle of the bed
- Create a mitered or envelope corner at the ends
- Put on bed mat or draw mackintosh and draw sheet mid portion of the bed tucking in greater part nearest to the door
- Assist patient gently unto the clean sheet
- Remove dirty bottom sheet and places it in a receptacle
- Pull the bottom sheet at the other end tightly and tuck in
- Spread top sheets and counterpane if necessary over the existing sheets
- Ask assistant to hold the top edge of the clean sheets while the old sheet is gradually pulled down to the foot end of the bed and place in a receptacle
- Cover patient with top sheet and counterpane if necessary and make patient comfortable
- Clear items and removes screen
- Perform hand hygiene
- Document findings and report