Title: Make an occupied bed.
Course: Nurse Aide II (14051-II) > Section: Developing Basic Nursing Skills

Making an occupied bed should include

- ensuring client/resident/patient safety and privacy
- observing body mechanics
- following infection control measures throughout the procedure.

Refer to linen handling content in Unit VII in Nurse Aide Curriculum (https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/media/dhpweb/docs/nursing/forms/education/NurseAide_Ed_Program_Curriculum.doc), Virginia Board of Nursing, Virginia Department of Health Professions, 2018.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Why is it important to observe a client/resident/patient while making an occupied bed?
- When are side rails used during the making of an occupied bed?
- How is a client’s/resident's/patient’s privacy protected during the making of an occupied bed?
- Why should a client/resident/patient be moved closer to the edge of the bed nearest to where the CNA is standing before turning them over on their side?