Recommended procedure for bedmaking in hospital.
Bedmaking is a key nursing skill that is essential for the promotion of patient comfort, hygiene and wellbeing. Bedmaking requires technical and practical skills and consideration should be given to issues of safety, moving and handling and infection control practices. In this article the recommended procedures for making an unoccupied bed and an occupied bed are described in detail with reference to supportive literature where relevant.
Bloomfield
Jacqueline
J
Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery, King's College London, London. Jacqueline.bloomfield@kcl.ac.uk
Pegram
Anne
A
Jones
Anne
A
D001513:Beds; D006797:Housekeeping, Hospital / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods; D017060:Patient Satisfaction