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

Preparation includes

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

Refer to Unit XIII 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.

Process/Skill Questions:

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