Title: Demonstrate how to raise a resident’s head and shoulders.
Course: Nurse Aide (14051) > Section: Unit VIII: Personal Care Skills

Demonstration should include

- using good body mechanics
- raising the bed to waist height and lowering the side rail
- placing the closest hand and arm under the resident’s back to the far shoulder; placing the other hand and arm under the resident’s closest shoulder; gently raising the head and shoulders
- making the resident comfortable and repositioning the bed.