Title: Prepare a client for transfer from room and/or facility.
Course: Nurse Aide II (14051-II) > Section: Describing Admission, Transfer, and Discharge

Preparation includes

- informing a client of transfer promptly
- assisting a client with preparations for moving belongings
- accompanying a client to new unit
- providing a report to personnel in the new unit
  - vital signs
  - condition of skin
  - mobility
  - ability to communicate
- introducing a client to new unit staff
- assisting a client in unpacking belongings in the new unit
- making a client comfortable
- ensuring the call bell is within easy reach
- washing hands
- documenting the procedure
- reporting any changes in a client to the charge nurse.

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

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is important in the preparation of a client for transfer?
- What information must be provided to the transfer unit?