Linen Changes (with Patient in Bed)- Nursing Skills

Linen Changes (with Patient in Bed)- Nursing Skills

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Linen Changes (with Patient in Bed)- Nursing Skills

In this video, we’re going to show you how to change the linens with a patient in the bed. This might be after a bed bath or during incontinence care. So check out the bed bath video to see what got us up to this point. We love you guys! Go out and be your best selves today! And, as always, happy nursing!

Bookmarks:
0.05 Linen change introduction
0.16 Linen change supplies
0.30 Adjusting the patient/ sheet removal
1.00 Secure new fitted sheet
1.12 Pro tip
1.40 Roll patient back over
1.50 Repeat linen removal
2.02 Linen disposal
2.20 Wrinkle check
2.31 Reposition the patient for comfort
2.40 Covering the patient/ tuck-in
2.48 Pillowcase change (trick)
3.30 Making the patient comfortable
3.40 Linen change outro

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[avoice]

When we did our clinicals for LPN at a local hospital I was assigned ADL’s for a patient with Huntington’s Chorea. She suffered with permanent full body tremors. I arrived to find her bed in a wide V shaped position and she was covered clear over her abdomen with very watery diarrhea. We were told to work alone and I was in clear over my head. I’ll never forget trying to change the bed for a patient covered in liquid feces with spastic movements from head to toe. She was only in her early 50’s. Her eyes were so sorrowful it broke my heart. I’ll never forget that interaction. Nursing is not an easy occupation. God bless you all. I’m retired.

[maggie]

I am a 60 year old woman that is preparing to go to lpn school thank you for videos.💚💛🧡

[itsclarice]

I wish it was that easy to move a patient

[shelrichh]

if you are watching this video for learning purposes, then here are a few things to note: (I am a CNA in the subacute unit)
when you are doing bed baths and or a shower, you take all of the pillows off first and take the pillowcases out and put the pillows in the patients cupboard while you get the rest of the bed ready, usually the CNA is going to take the patient to the shower room, and the LVN will stay back to change the bed and put the pillowcases on, but when you are doing a bed bath and you have your partner with you to do it then they can multitask and do the linen preparation while you’re scrubbing the patient down.
another thing to note, when you are putting the new linens on, you should be putting a diaper in and making sure you were not putting the gown over their bottom if they’re incontinent because you can risk getting BM on their clean gown, you also should be putting chucks on the bed while you were putting the linens on as well and you would be taking out dirty chucks from the bed when you are throwing your linen in the cart so keep that in mind as you can’t just take it all and shove it in one bag, you have to sort the linen from the trash. Lots of things are different in real life with nursing, so just try to think of practicality. Hopefully this helps! If you have any questions, you can ask away!

[reynaedwards]

Thank you this helped me with my grandma

[vatechfan]

Awesome. I’m my mother’s caretaker and this has REALLY helped me.

[JD-conq]

hi Im a new nurse and I have no CNA experience. thank you

[melissaroldan]

My patient is a 240 lbs male, and I’m by myself. I’m a PCA. This is not easy work.
Thank you for posting this. I’m using it to review.

[Eedg]

How come these demonstration videos never show real, 200+ lb patients who have no muscle tone and are terrified of being rolled and resist you at every step? It’s always using dainty little mannequins or young, fit people playing the patients.

[Vivinasa]

Why using the same glove for dirty and clean linen?

[patriciaf.v.]

Wonderful video, thanks! To avoid contaminating my scrubs, I'd use a disposable apron.

[brooke]

Useful video. But I would change gloves and wash hands before touching and putting on pillowcase

[kimdempster]

Wear a disposable apron while changing

[debby]

why only one person is pulling the patient? This violates the whole point of requiring two person for this procedure, the other guy totally did not help holding and pushing the patient and straightly go for the linen, and this is a critical point for patient

[TypeOneg]

When do you change the bed linens? Before or after you clean up the patient? This, among other things in this video, are not clear.

[CraftyCapersWithDawn]

This video is laughable. You’re using a synthetic dummy as your patient, you’ll find that real people move more and some are heavier. It needs to be more realistic to be helpful. I’ve been a nurse for over 25 years and I’d never use a dummy in a demo.

[betlogwiwi]

Do this with real 200 lbs deadlift patients.

[chicagoblue]

You forgot the diaper! How do we keep patient from screaming 😱

[NancyOberfeld]

I though you are not supposed to touch clean sheets to dirty

[geenr]

Side-rails? What's happening here? This is a huge fall safety violation....