Title: Demonstrate body mechanics, as required by Virginia Board of Nursing regulation.
Course: Nurse Aide II (14051-II) > Section: Maintaining a Safe Environment

Demonstration should include

- techniques of standing, sitting, and moving for personal protection of the CNA
- techniques for moving, transferring, and lifting clients/residents/patients for personal protection of the CNA.

More information can be found at

- Ergonomics Overview, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2011-3

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

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are the consequences of not following proper techniques for standing, sitting, and moving?
- What types of devices can help transfer and lift clients/residents/patients?
- What are the U.S. Department of Labor age guidelines for the use of assistive devices to move, lift, or transfer clients/residents/patients?