The nursing assistant is caring for a client who needs to get up in the chair for dinner. The client recently arrived back to the unit from physical therapy and was placed back in bed. What section of the chart will best provide information on how the client transfers the quickest?

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The best section of the client's chart for the nursing assistant (NA) to look for information on safe and effective transfers is the Kardex, which summarizes key aspects of the client's care, such as transfers and mobility. The NA could also find information at various areas of the chart, but it would take longer to find the needed information. A note from the physical therapist as to how the client handled mobility and transfers would be found in the progress note. The nursing flow sheet may have an assessment of mobility. The narrative nurse's notes may also reflect on mobility and how the client tolerated it.

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