. Personal hygiene and home nursing : a practical text for girls and women for home and school use. Then goto the other side of the bed,where the soiled and theclean sheet will both be atthe back of the patient. The soiled sheet can thenbe easily removed and theclean one drawn over, tucked in, and the corners secured. Thedraw and rubber sheets can be changed by the same method at thesame time as the large sheet if necessary, by rolling them up withthe soiled sheets and laying the clean draw and rubber sheets ontop of the clean bottom sheet. With a helpless patient it is easier to change either
. Personal hygiene and home nursing : a practical text for girls and women for home and school use. Then goto the other side of the bed,where the soiled and theclean sheet will both be atthe back of the patient. The soiled sheet can thenbe easily removed and theclean one drawn over, tucked in, and the corners secured. Thedraw and rubber sheets can be changed by the same method at thesame time as the large sheet if necessary, by rolling them up withthe soiled sheets and laying the clean draw and rubber sheets ontop of the clean bottom sheet. With a helpless patient it is easier to change either from thehead or the foot of the bed. I have found working from the footof the bed the best plan, as it is easier to reach it than the headof the bed, which is often against the wall. The patient is alsomuch less disturbed in the first part of the preparation, when oneworks about the feet. In this case the steps are as follows: Fig. 48. Push both the soiled sheet and thefolds of the clean sheet close to the back ofthe patient and turn her over to the side ofthe bed covered with the clean Fig. 49. The soiled sheet and the clean sheet will be found at theback of the patient. (1) Loosen the bottom sheet as before and push it up from thebottom. (2) Fold the clean sheet crosswise instead of lengthwise asbefore, and tuck it in at the foot of the bed. Be sure to leaveenough length to reach well to the head of the bed. (3) Lift the feet and push up both sheets; then lift the legs andwork the sheets farther upward. If the patient is strong enough,bend her knees and let her help raise her buttocks. (4) After this put your arm around her and raise her shouldersand head, pull the pillows out, and bring up the two sheets. no Personal Hygiene and Home Nursing Remove the soiled one, replace the pillow, and lay your patientdown. (5) Tuck the top of the sheet under the mattress and fix thecorners. When changing from the head, this order is reversed. If apatient is unconscious and absolu
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