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Chapter 6 - Bed Making - 6

"Students, starting next month we will be going to hospital so, today we will practice demonstration of bed making."

"Ma'am by bed making you mean preparing the patients bed?

"Yes. you are right."

"I dont even make my bed at home."

"Cannot we leave that to patients family, ma'am."

"Students, bed making is the systematic method making the bed clean and tidy. You need a complete linen set -Bottom sheet, rubber sheet, draw sheet, blanket, top sheet and pillows for bed making."

"Why do need need so many articles? Cannot we use just a sheet and blanket?"

"Yes ma'am, also why should we even make the bed? I don't think it is necessary for a nurse to do so."

"Student's, bed making is very important procedure. A well prepared bed will provide comfort to the patient , also it will prevent from bed sores, prevent from pain, cross infection and many more. There are different types of bed making for individual patients such as occupied, unoccupied, cardiac, post operative and others. You should know all kind of bed making."

The students learn the procedure of bed making and practice one by one.

Simran, "What a boring day today too.... Teaching us bed making ....ughhh.. I am so tired."

Simran thinks about the activities of the day and the teaching of the teacher and goes to sleep.