The nurse is making an unoccupied bed. When the bed is made, the nurse does which of the following with any leftover linen?
1. Takes them to the next client's room.
2. Returns them to the linen closet.
3. Places them in the soiled hamper.
4. Places them in the drawer of the bedside table.
3
Rationale: Once linens have been placed in a client's room, they are considered contaminated, and may not be used anywhere else on the unit or in the hospital, and must be discarded in the soiled linen hamper. Allowing linen to remain in the client's room is a hazard, and would be incorrect procedure.
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