Title: (Optional) Position patient/client.
Course: Health Assisting Careers (14002-36) > Section: Providing for Basic Health Needs

Positioning should include turning patient and following guidelines and patient/client care plan for

- maintaining proper body alignment of patient/client
- positioning patient/client (e.g., supine, Fowlers, Semi-Fowlers, lateral, Sims', prone, logrolling).

For students taking the nurse aide credential at the end of the course, follow the Virginia Board of Nursing regulations: Commonwealth of Virginia Regulations Governing Certified Nurse Aides, Virginia Board of Nursing (https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/Boards/Nursing/PractitionerResources/LawsRegulations/).

Process/Skill Questions:

- What safety precautions should the health assistant take when turning and positioning a patient/client?
- How would you describe the terms supine, Fowlers, Semi-Fowlers, lateral, Sims', prone, and logrolling?
- What assistive devices can be used when turning and positioning a patient/client?