Title: Identify positioning devices (e.g., footboard, overbed cradle, egg crate mattress).
Course: Nurse Aide II (14051-II) > Section: Developing Basic Nursing Skills

Identification should include

- knowing the purpose of these devices (which is to assist in the prevention of pressure ulcers and skin breakdown)
- understanding their proper use.

Refer to Unit VII in Nurse Aide Curriculum, Virginia Board of Nursing, Virginia Department of Health Professions, 2023.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What type of clients/residents/patients are good candidates for the use of a footboard, overbed cradle, or egg crate mattress?
- What are a CNA's duties in providing good skin care and frequent assessment of skin at bony prominences?