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The Patient Who Is Paraplegic and Only Weighs 98 Pounds

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The patient who is paraplegic and only weighs 98 pounds is asking to be transferred from the bed to the wheelchair. The nurse practicing beneficence and nonmaleficence should take which action?


A) Immediately assist the patient to transfer.
B) Use a two-person transfer technique to move the patient.
C) Obtain transfer equipment and wait for assistance.
D) Call the lift team to transfer the patient.

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