Title: (Optional) Make a surgical bed.
Course: Nurse Aide II (14051-II) > Section: Developing Basic Nursing Skills

Making a surgical bed should include

- selection of appropriate linen
- linens fanfolded away from the door
- bed left in highest position with side rails down.

Please note that this procedure may not be used due to infection control and safety issues in some facilities.

Refer to Unit VII in Nurse Aide Curriculum, Virginia Board of Nursing, Virginia Department of Health Professions, 2023.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Why is the bed left in highest position?
- Why are the side rails on both sides left down initially?