Certified Patient Care Technician/Assistant (CPCT/ Samenvattingen, Notities en Examens

A patient care technician is manually transferring a patient who has right-sided weakness from the bed to the wheelchair. Which of the following methods should the technician use to promote proper body mechanics? a) Have the patient wrap her arms around his neck, bend at the waist, and lift using muscles. b) Have the patient hold his hands, stand using weak side first, while he supports the patient's strong side. c) Ask the patient to lean backward in the bed, grasp the front of the tran...

A patient care technician is manually transferring a patient who has right-sided weakness from the bed to the wheelchair. Which of the following methods should the technician use to promote proper body mechanics? a) Have the patient wrap her arms around his neck, bend at the waist, and lift using muscles. b) Have the patient hold his hands, stand using weak side first, while he supports the patient's strong side. c) Ask the patient to lean backward in the bed, grasp the front of the trans...