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drawsheet

drawsheet

5.5
A small sheet under a patient that helps nurses move the patient and protects the mattress
  • noun
  • /ˈdrɔːˌʃiːt/
  • Specialized
: sábana de arrastre
  • The nurse placed a clean drawsheet on the bed to make it easier to lift the patient.

Examples

  • Making sure to use a drawsheet, he carefully helped the elderly man move to a more comfortable position.

  • The drawsheet protected the mattress from any spills while the patient was being cared for.

  • To obtain cultures from environmental sites, we swabbed a standard 10 cm² area of each patient's countertop, blood pressure cuff, and drawsheet; we also swabbed the bedrail on both sides of the patient.

    Academic text (1996)

Synonyms

bed sheet
vsdrawsheet
22 1.0

A large flat cloth that covers a mattress for sleeping

is a small cloth placed under a patient to help lift or protect mattress

Surface Forms

drawsheet singular
drawsheets plural

Morphology

drawsheet = draw + sheet (transparent) = draw + sheet

The compound 'draw' + 'sheet' straightforwardly denotes a sheet used for drawing/pulling (i.e., moving) a patient, so the meaning follows directly from its parts.

Etymology

The word drawsheet comes from the common words draw ('to pull') and sheet ('a large piece of cloth'). It is a small sheet put under a patient so caregivers can 'pull' or move them safely and protect the mattress.