ALH 1120 CHAPTER 20 2026/2027 | STUDY GUIDE, PRACTICE QUESTIONS,
ANSWERS & COMPREHENSIVE EXAM REVIEW
When can you leave a person on a stretcher unattended?
After the safety straps are on.
After the side rails are raised.
After the person is transported.
Never. - ANS ✔✔never
You need to reposition a person in the chair. Which is correct?
Follow the nurse's directions and the care plan.
Pull the person up from behind.
Use a transfer belt.
Ask the person what to do. - ANS ✔✔Follow the nurse's directions and the care plan.
After transferring a person to the toilet, you should:
close the bathroom door and stay in the person's room.
close the bathroom door and leave the room.
always stay in the bathroom with the person.
leave the room. - ANS ✔✔close the bathroom door and stay in the person's room.
To prevent falls during transfers, wheelchair, bed, shower chair, and stretcher wheels must:
be fully inflated.
be locked.
not squeak.
be clean. - ANS ✔✔be locked
For a bed to wheelchair transfer, the person needs to wear:
slippers.
socks.
panty hose.
slip-resistant footwear. - ANS ✔✔slip-resistant footwear.
You are going to transfer a patient from the wheelchair to the toilet. Which statement is correct?
The person needs a lowered toilet seat.
The person uses the towel bars by the sink for support.
The wheelchair is positioned in front of the toilet.
The wheelchair brakes are locked. - ANS ✔✔The wheelchair brakes are locked.
You are transferring a patient from the bed to a stretcher. When should you apply the safety straps?
When the stretcher is positioned next to the bed.
After the person's ID bracelet is checked.
Before the person is transferred to the stretcher.
After the person is transferred to the stretcher. - ANS ✔✔After the person is transferred to the stretcher.
When transferring a person:
ANSWERS & COMPREHENSIVE EXAM REVIEW
When can you leave a person on a stretcher unattended?
After the safety straps are on.
After the side rails are raised.
After the person is transported.
Never. - ANS ✔✔never
You need to reposition a person in the chair. Which is correct?
Follow the nurse's directions and the care plan.
Pull the person up from behind.
Use a transfer belt.
Ask the person what to do. - ANS ✔✔Follow the nurse's directions and the care plan.
After transferring a person to the toilet, you should:
close the bathroom door and stay in the person's room.
close the bathroom door and leave the room.
always stay in the bathroom with the person.
leave the room. - ANS ✔✔close the bathroom door and stay in the person's room.
To prevent falls during transfers, wheelchair, bed, shower chair, and stretcher wheels must:
be fully inflated.
be locked.
not squeak.
be clean. - ANS ✔✔be locked
For a bed to wheelchair transfer, the person needs to wear:
slippers.
socks.
panty hose.
slip-resistant footwear. - ANS ✔✔slip-resistant footwear.
You are going to transfer a patient from the wheelchair to the toilet. Which statement is correct?
The person needs a lowered toilet seat.
The person uses the towel bars by the sink for support.
The wheelchair is positioned in front of the toilet.
The wheelchair brakes are locked. - ANS ✔✔The wheelchair brakes are locked.
You are transferring a patient from the bed to a stretcher. When should you apply the safety straps?
When the stretcher is positioned next to the bed.
After the person's ID bracelet is checked.
Before the person is transferred to the stretcher.
After the person is transferred to the stretcher. - ANS ✔✔After the person is transferred to the stretcher.
When transferring a person:
