Transfers bed to wheelchair using belt Flashcards
One
explain procedure
Two
provide privacy
Three
Position wheelchair alongside bed at head or foot of bed facing bed
Four
Footrests are folded up or removed
Five
LOCKS WHEELS ON WHEELCHAIR
Six
Bed is at safe level
Seven
Bed wheels are locked
Eight
Client is seated in sitting position with feet flat on floor
Nine
Client is wearing non skid shoes
Ten
Puts gait belt on over clothes
Eleven
provide instruction or prearranged signal to alert
Twelve
Stand facing client count to three to alert to begin standing
Thirteen
on signal assist client to stand by grasping belt on both sides and in an upward motion, stand knee to knee or toe to toe
Fourteen
Assist to turn or stand in front of wheelchair with back of legs against chair
Fifteen
Lower client into wheelchair