Title: Transfer a client by wheelchair, as required by Virginia Board of Nursing regulation.
Course: Nurse Aide II (14051-II) > Section: Developing Basic Nursing Skills

Transfer should include

- ensuring a client is wearing nonskid footwear
- moving from bed to wheelchair according to Virginia Nurse Aide Candidate Handbook, Credentia, 2024
- covering client with a blanket and using footrests when transporting.

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

Process/Skill Questions:

- How does a CNA transport a client in a wheelchair onto and off an elevator?
- What could be a consequence of not locking the wheels on a wheelchair?