Unit 5 – Part 37 – Wheelchair Transfer, Chair to X-ray Table, and Draw Sheet Transfer
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Wheelchair transfer- Step 1:Lower ________________, elevate the head of the bed
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the bed to the level of the wheelchair seat
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Wheelchair transfer- Step 2: __________________ with wheels locked & footrests lifted
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Position the wheelchair parallel to the bed
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Wheelchair transfer- Step 3: Place ____________ & help them to a sitting position with knees & feet dangling over the side of the bed
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one arm under the patients shoulders and one under the knees
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Wheelchair transfer- Step 4: _________________ - this will give the patient time to get over "light headed" feeling - orthostatic hypotension
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Help with slippers and robe
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Wheelchair transfer- Step 5: Patient then to ______________ - hold a hand at patients elbow
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stand and move to wheelchair
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Wheelchair Transfer - If assistance is required: Stand facing the patient, _______________. Patients hands rest on your shoulders. On the count of 3 you lift & they stand
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reach around the patient and place hands over scapulae
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Wheelchair Transfer - If assistance is required: _____________ so wheelchair is touching the patients knees
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Pivot a quarter turn
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Wheelchair Transfer - If assistance is required: Ease patient to ____________
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sitting position
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Wheelchair Transfer - If assistance is required: ___________ - blanket, footrests readjusted, unlock the brakes & ready to roll
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Make patient comfortable
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Chair to X-ray Table - Step 1: Wheelchair ___________
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parallel to table and lock the brakes
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Chair to X-ray Table - Step 2: Move ____________ and place the step stool
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footrests out of the way
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Chair to X-ray Table - Step 3: Explain what you are going to do, __________, ____________
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help the patient stand up, remove robe
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Chair to X-ray Table - Step 4: Have the patient ______________, and one hand on your shoulder
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grab the step stool handle with one hand
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Chair to X-ray Table - Step 5: Step on the stool, ___________
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pivoting back to the table
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Chair to X-ray Table - Step 6: Sit on the table. Place _____________. Smooth motion, legs on the table & lower the head & shoulders so supine
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one arm at the patient's shoulders and one under the knees
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Stretcher/Gurney Transfers - Step 1: Get _________________
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help if necessary
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Stretcher/Gurney Transfers - Step 2: Provide for _________________
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patient modesty, privacy
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Stretcher/Gurney Transfers - Step 3: Patient is supine, _______________, knees flexed, feet flat on bed to help move
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scoot to edge of bed
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Stretcher/Gurney Transfers - Step 4: Adjust bed to _________________
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height of stretcher
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Stretcher/Gurney Transfers - Step 5: Stretcher _________________
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parallel to bed and lock wheels
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Stretcher/Gurney Transfers - Step 6: Alone - lean across stretcher, place ___________________
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one arm under the patients shoulder and one under pelvis
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Stretcher/Gurney Transfers - Step 7: Instruct the patient to _____________. Not done in a single motion. Repeat until transfer completed
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push with feet and elbows as you lift & pull towards the stretcher
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Stretcher/Gurney Transfers - Step 8: With assistance, 1 person _________________, while second person lifts the pelvis & knees
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supports the head, neck and shoulders
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Stretcher/Gurney Transfers - Step 9: ________________ the patient
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Cover
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Stretcher/Gurney Transfers - Step 10: Secure ______________
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safety rails and straps
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Draw Sheet Transfer - Step 1: Sheet ______________. Roll sheet close to the patients body. This provides a handle for the movers
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folded in half over middle 1/3 of the bed
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Draw Sheet Transfer - Step 2: ____________________ - one at head, one on the patients side, one at the side of the gurney, one at feet, or 2 on each side
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3 or 4 persons needed to move
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Draw Sheet Transfer - Step 3: You move the patient using the draw sheet. Be careful that ____________________.
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the head & feet move with the trunk of the body
