. Personal hygiene and home nursing : a practical text for girls and women for home and school use. correctly and smoothly done,the sheet should form a di-agonal fold at the corner ofthe (7) After folding and tuck«ing in the two ends of thesheet in this way, push thesides of the sheets under asfar as they will go. Thefarther under the mattressthe sheet is, the less likely itis to wrinkle. Fig. 46. Still holding the sheet firmly againstthe side of the mattress, bring the part aboveover and tuck it under the mattress. The top sheet is put on ina similar way, but with thewrong side up,


. Personal hygiene and home nursing : a practical text for girls and women for home and school use. correctly and smoothly done,the sheet should form a di-agonal fold at the corner ofthe (7) After folding and tuck«ing in the two ends of thesheet in this way, push thesides of the sheets under asfar as they will go. Thefarther under the mattressthe sheet is, the less likely itis to wrinkle. Fig. 46. Still holding the sheet firmly againstthe side of the mattress, bring the part aboveover and tuck it under the mattress. The top sheet is put on ina similar way, but with thewrong side up, so that thehem when turned over will be right side out; the broad hem in both sheets is of course atthe top. The top sheet is pulled down well at the foot, and nottucked in at the side as far as the upper sheet, so that openingthe bed will not loosen the lower sheet. Rubber sheets and draw sheets. Rubber and draw sheets areused for a bed patient. For ordinary cases a small rubber sheetis sufficient. This goes over the linen sheet, and must extendfrom at least the waist line of the patient down almost to her feetand be wide enough to tuck well under the mattress at the is not a go


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