The nurse prepares to make an unoccupied bed. Place the steps in correct order of how the nurse will remove the soiled linens. A) Detach the call bell and any drainage tubes from the bed linens.B) Loosen all the bedding systematically.C) Roll all soiled linens inside the bottom sheet.D) Remove the incontinent pad and discard.E) Remove the pillowcases and fold reusable linens.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


A, B, E, D, C

A) The first step to make an unoccupied bed is to detach the call bell and any drainage tubes from the bed linens. 
B) The second step when making an unoccupied bed is loosening all the bedding systematically. 
C) The final step when making an unoccupied bed is rolling all soiled linens inside the bottom sheet.
D) Removing the incontinent pad and discarding it occurs after detaching the call bell, loosening the bedding, and removing the pillowcases.
E) Removing the pillowcases occurs after detaching the call bell and loosening all bedding systematically.

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