Bed making is a crucial nursing technique aimed at providing comfort and safety for patients who cannot get out of bed. It involves various bed types such as open, closed, occupied, cardiac, fracture, amputation, post-operative, and orthopedic beds, each catering to specific patient needs. The process ensures cleanliness, prevents bedsores, and promotes rest, with detailed procedures for making occupied beds to ensure patient comfort.

1. BED MAKING
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2. INTRODUCTION
• Bed making is one of the important nursing techniques
• To prepare various type of bed for patient or client to ensure
comfort and useful position for a particular condition.

3. DEFINITION
• it is made with the patient for a patient who can’t get out of the
bed .
OR
• bed making is a technique in which an area is provided for the
client or patient for him to be comfortable and to do his activities
of daily living.

4. PURPOSE
• To provide the patient comfortable and safe bed
• To prevent bed sore.
• To promote cleanliness.
• to give the unit a ward neat and clean.
• To give medical and nursing care to the patient.
• To save energy and. Time .
• To provide rest and sleep.
• To prevent infection.

5. EQUIPMENT
• Bed / cot metal rods / spring wood.
• Mattresses firm , thick , smooth with washable covers.
• Bed spread / top sheet
• Draw mackintosh below the knee
• Draw sheet cotton from side to side
• Blanket
• pillow cover
• Mattress cover

6. TYPES OF BED
1. Open bed
2. Closed bed / unoccupied bed
3. Occupied bed
4. Cardiac bed
5. Fracture bed
6. Operation bed
7. Post operative bed
8. Amputation bed.
9. Orthopaedic bed

7. 1. Open bed
• Open bed is a suitable Comfortable
And appropriate for hospital
• Open bed made an usual and one
corner of the linen is folded back to
Let the patient in
• the top linen is fan folded to the foot
End of the bed or to one side of the
Bed.

8. 2. CLOSED BED
#.A CLOSED BED IS ANEMPTY , IN WHICH THE
TOP COVER ARE ARRANGED BENEATH THE
SPREAD IS FULLY PROTECTED FROM DUST AND
DIRT WHILE WAITING FOR THE PATIENT.
#.AN UNOCCUPIED BED IS AN EMPTY BED AND IS
FULLY COVERED WITH A COUNTER PANE TO
PROTECT IT FROM DUST AND DIRT.

9. 3. OCCUPIED BED
• Occupied bed is made for a patient who can’t get
out of the bed.
• Occupied bed is making comfortable bed when
patient is unable to get out of bed
• It is usually done by two persons.

10. 4. OPERATION BED.
• Postoperative bed is prepared to receive patient
who had undergone surgical procedures
• Postoperative bed is prepared for a patient who is
recovering from the effects of anaesthesia following
a surgical operation.

11. 5. CARDIAC BED
• Cardiac bed is used to help the patient to assume a
sitting position which can
Afford which an afford him greatest amount of
comfort with least certain.
• cardiac bed is used for the patient with the patient
with heart disease or dyspnea to provide easy
breathing for the patient with minimum strain

12. 6. FRACTURE BED
• Fracture bed is used for a patient with fracture of
the trunk or extremities to provide firm
• To support by the support by the use of firm
matters

13. 7. AMPUTATIONS BED
• Amputation bed or stump bed or divided bed which is
used by the nurse for the patient after amputation of the
lower limb.
• Amputation or stump bed is used for the patient whose
leg is amputated

14. 8. POST OPERATIVE BED
• Post operative bed is a special bed prepared
to receive and take care of a patient returning
of surgery.

15. 9. ORTHOPAEDIC BED
• An orthopaedic mattress is designed
to provide specific support for your
back and joints.

16. PROCEDURE
Occupied bed
• occupied bed is made for a patient who can’t get out of the bed. Making a bed comfortable bed when a
patient is unable to get out of bed.
Purpose : - to provide comfort for patient whose physical condition confine
to bed.
- to change the soiled bed linen
Equipment: - chair / stool
Duster
Basin with disinfectant solution
Hamper to collect soiled linen.
Comfort measure / back rest , foot rest
K basin , bp apparatus and oxygen access if needed

17. • Procedure :-
• Wash hand thoroughly.
• Organize the article at the bedside use
• Remove all pillows on his left side
• Trun the patient on his left side . If the patient is very ill call for assistance
• Fan fold the top sheet lengthwise, mackintosh and then draw sheet on the left side
• Dust the mattress with a dry duster . Then lift the mattress with one hand and
clean the cot with a damp duster
• Bring the mackintosh back into the place and tuck it tightly under the mattress
• Trun the patient on his right side and and go to the apposit side of the bed
• Remove the soiled line and put them in the laundry bag

18. • Position patient comfortably . Cover the patient with top sheet up to
shoulder level.
• Replace towel and blanket and use side rails if needed.