Title: Demonstrate body mechanics, as required by Virginia Board of Nursing regulation.
Course: Nurse Aide II Condensed (14051-II-A) > 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 in OSHA Guidelines for Nursing Homes: Ergonomics for the Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders (https://www.osha.gov/ergonomics/guidelines/nursinghome/final_nh_guidelines.html) and the U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2011-3 on the operation of client/resident/patient lifts/hoists by youths under the age of 18 (http://www.dol.gov/whd/FieldBulletins/fab2011_3.htm#AttachmentA).

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?