Which should the nurse implement first to make an unoccupied bed?
1. Wash hands to obtain clean linens.
2. Apply clean powder-free latex gloves.
3. Collect supplies from clean utility room.
4. Remove soiled linen from client's room.
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1. To begin bedmaking, the nurse washes hands to avoid contaminating the clean li-nens.
2. The nurse does not wear gloves for bedmaking except to remove soiled linens. Wearing gloves makes tucking bed linens under the bed's mattress very difficult.
3. After washing hands, the nurse obtains clean linens and supplied to prevent hand contamination.
4. The nurse gathers supplies for bedmaking and brings them to the room; then, the nurse dons clean gloves to remove soiled bed linens. The soiled linens are placed in a laundry bag and removed at the conclusion of the bedmaking.
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