Title: Measure and record height and weight, as required by Virginia Board of Nursing regulation.
Course: Nurse Aide II (14051-II) > Section: Developing Basic Nursing Skills

Measurement and recording of height and weight should include

- calibrating the height and weight scales
- ensuring a client wears nonskid footwear
- positioning a client on the scales
- measuring weight using a scale
- measuring height using a measuring bar
- recording results on a client chart.

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

Refer also to Virginia Nurse Aide Candidate Handbook, Credentia, 2024.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What factors help determine the appropriate device to use to measure weight of the client?
- What types of records are used to document a client’s/resident’s/patient’s weight or height?
- When is it necessary to measure height and weight?
- What are the proper techniques for measuring height and taking weight?
- How does one convert inches to feet, centimeters to millimeters, and pounds to grams?
- How should a client be positioned on the scale for recording weight?
- What is the method of balancing an infant to measure weight?
- How does one measure the height of a child?
- What are the procedures for recording height and weight measurements?
- What are the challenges involved with weighing and measuring an uncooperative client? How should a CNA handle such problems?