Title: Perform transferring, positioning, and turning of a client/resident/patient, as required by Virginia Board of Nursing regulation.
Course: Nurse Aide II Condensed (14051-II-A) > Section: Developing Basic Nursing Skills

Performance should include

- reviewing body mechanics
- outlining procedures for turning a client/resident/patient in various body positions
- discussing safety procedures to follow when turning a client/resident/patient
- reviewing the use of supportive aids to ensure client/resident/patient comfort
- assisting a client/resident/patient, who can stand, from the bed to the chair/wheelchair and from the chair/wheelchair to the bed
- transferring a client/resident/patient (using a lift sheet) from the bed to the stretcher and from the stretcher to the bed.

Refer to Unit VIII in Nurse Aide Curriculum (https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/media/dhpweb/docs/nursing/forms/education/NurseAide_Ed_Program_Curriculum.doc), Virginia Board of Nursing, Virginia Department of Health Professions, 2018. Refer also to Skill 17 in Virginia Nurse Aide Candidate Handbook (https://home.pearsonvue.com/getattachment/50009e72-ec19-410e-9148-2e8974e3f8c8/Virginia%20Nurse%20Aide%20Candidate%20Handbook-075300.aspx), Pearson VUE, 2019.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is the proper method for assisting a client/resident/patient who is able to help himself?
- What is the proper method for assisting a client/resident/patient who requires total care?
- What are the various methods and procedures for using equipment to transfer, position, and turn a client/resident/patient?