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The Nurse Aide Calls the Nurse to a Patient's Room

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The nurse aide calls the nurse to a patient's room and asks the nurse to help transfer the patient from the chair to the bed. The nurse aide has a gait belt around the patient's waist and is positioned next to the patient preparing to help the patient stand. Which of the following actions would be a priority for the nurse to take?


A) Ensure the nurse aide is using proper body mechanics and then assist using proper body
Mechanics as well.
B) Request the nurse aide obtain transfer equipment to help move the patient.
C) Check the patient's weight in the medical record and request the lift team to assist if the
Patient is over 200 pounds.
D) Ask if the patient can stand and if unable request a third person to assist with the transfer.

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