Title: Assist a client/resident/patient in maintaining body alignment.
Course: Nurse Aide II (14051-II) > Section: Developing Basic Nursing Skills

Assistance should include allowing the body to move and function at the client’s/resident’s/patient’s optimal level of strength.

Refer to Units VII and XI 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 the definition of body alignment?
- What devices might be used to support a client/resident/patient in a sitting or supine position?