Title: Perform transferring, positioning, and turning of a client, 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 in various body positions
- discussing safety procedures to follow when turning a client
- reviewing the use of supportive aids to ensure client comfort
- assisting a client, who can stand, from the bed to the chair/wheelchair and from the chair/wheelchair to the bed
- transferring a client (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, Virginia Board of Nursing, Virginia Department of Health Professions, 2023.

Process/Skill Questions:

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