Practical nursing : a text-book for nurses . are standing. Put on the drawsheet,1 and tuck it in. Go to the other side of the bed,stretch each of these articles tightly and tuck them inseparately, beginning in the center and working firsttoward the foot, and then toward the head of the bed. 1 The draw sheet is so called because it can be drawn from oneside or other when it gets warm and a cool place thus providedfor the patient to lie on. In some hospitals, special sheets areprovided for the purpose; when this is not the case, the sheetshould be put on with its length across the bed, as the wi
Practical nursing : a text-book for nurses . are standing. Put on the drawsheet,1 and tuck it in. Go to the other side of the bed,stretch each of these articles tightly and tuck them inseparately, beginning in the center and working firsttoward the foot, and then toward the head of the bed. 1 The draw sheet is so called because it can be drawn from oneside or other when it gets warm and a cool place thus providedfor the patient to lie on. In some hospitals, special sheets areprovided for the purpose; when this is not the case, the sheetshould be put on with its length across the bed, as the width ofthe sheet is never sufficiently long to allow of the sheet beingdrawn back and forth as required. Bed-Making and Moving Patients 135 Fold the top of the under sheet like an envelope, andtuck it under the mattress. Put on the top sheet inthe same general manner as the bottom sheet, butwith the hem wrong side up, in order that the rightside may be uppermost when the sheet is turned downover the blankets. Allow the upper end of the sheet. to come to the edge of the mattress, leaving sufficientto tuck in at the bottom, just as the under sheet wastucked in at the top. A closed bed may be made withone or two blankets, but it will always look better iftwo blankets are used. In the latter case, tuck thefirst blanket in on the sides only. At the bottom, foldit back under itself along the edge of the blanket, like the sheets, should be pulled tightlybefore being tucked in, the good appearance of a beddepending largely upon its tautness. Fold the sides 136 Practical Nursing of the second blanket under the body of the blanket,taking care that the edge of the fold is on a line withthe edge of the mattress, and tuck it under the mat-tress at the The top edge of the blanketsshould be about three inches from the top of themattress. Place the upper edge of the spread on aline with the edge of the mattress, tuck it in at thebottom, fold the corners like an envelope,
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