NR229 Week 2 - Patient Transferring and Safety Restraint
Devices
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_fzc78w
1. What do you need
when transferring a -a pillow for head support and a friction reducing device, like
patient from a bed to a slider board
stretcher?
2. What can a patient do
to decrease friction and ask patient to life their head, cross their arms, and bend their
help with transferring? knees
3. Review the Safe
Patient Handling and
Mobility (SPHM)
Weight
Weight-bearing capability
Balance
Can the patient raise and advance both feet?
Upper extremity strength
Ability to grasp
Patient's level of cooperation and comprehension
Can the patient perform independent lateral transfers?
Have the person scoot over from a stretcher to a bed in a lateral
movement.
Can the patient reposition independently in bed?
4. What is important to
know when Can the patient reposition independently in a chair or wheelchair?
transferring patient? Patient can shift their weight in a chair to reposition
themselves
Can the patient assist in lifting their extremities and maintaining
posi- tion?
Does the patient have a history of falls?
-know the patient's medical diagnosis, weight, weight bearing
abili- ties, use of assisted devices, balancing ability, assistance
needed, and orientation status.
-being cooperative is also important
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, NR229 Week 2 - Patient Transferring and Safety Restraint
Devices
5. Study online at https://quizlet.com/_fzc78w a gait belt, nonslip socks or shoes
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Devices
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_fzc78w
1. What do you need
when transferring a -a pillow for head support and a friction reducing device, like
patient from a bed to a slider board
stretcher?
2. What can a patient do
to decrease friction and ask patient to life their head, cross their arms, and bend their
help with transferring? knees
3. Review the Safe
Patient Handling and
Mobility (SPHM)
Weight
Weight-bearing capability
Balance
Can the patient raise and advance both feet?
Upper extremity strength
Ability to grasp
Patient's level of cooperation and comprehension
Can the patient perform independent lateral transfers?
Have the person scoot over from a stretcher to a bed in a lateral
movement.
Can the patient reposition independently in bed?
4. What is important to
know when Can the patient reposition independently in a chair or wheelchair?
transferring patient? Patient can shift their weight in a chair to reposition
themselves
Can the patient assist in lifting their extremities and maintaining
posi- tion?
Does the patient have a history of falls?
-know the patient's medical diagnosis, weight, weight bearing
abili- ties, use of assisted devices, balancing ability, assistance
needed, and orientation status.
-being cooperative is also important
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6
, NR229 Week 2 - Patient Transferring and Safety Restraint
Devices
5. Study online at https://quizlet.com/_fzc78w a gait belt, nonslip socks or shoes
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6
