Title: Assist a client in sitting on the side of the bed.
Course: Nurse Aide II (14051-II) > Section: Developing Basic Nursing Skills

Assistance should include

- identifying the steps in sitting on the side of the bed
- assisting a client with exercises to perform while sitting on the side of the bed
- identifying the benefits of sitting on the side of the bed (dangling)
- identifying information from the nurse or nursing care plan
- assessing the vital signs.

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

Process/Skill Questions:

- What stimulates circulation while a client is sitting on the side of the bed?
- What does the CNA refer to before assisting a client to sit on the side of the bed?
- What position should the bed be in when a client is sitting on the side of the bed, and why?
- What information needs to be recorded after a client sits on the side of the bed?