3. Moving a patient up in bed
• Definition
Assisting a patient who has slide down in bed to
move up
• Purposes
– To promote comfort
– To maintain proper alignment of thebody
4. Patient up in bed by one nurse and
using slide sheet (video)
8. Turning a patient to lateral or prone
position
• Definition
Changing position from supine to lateral/ prone for
repositioning or for doing procedures
• Purposes
To ensure comfort of patient
To perform procedures such as changing linen and
giving bed pan
To offer relief on pressure points in supine position
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11. Assisting a patient to sitting position
Definition
Assisting a patient to move from lying down
position to a sitting position in bed
Purposes
– To enable change of position with out injury
– To maintain good body mechanics
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13. Transferring a patients from bed to
chair
Definition
Assisting patient to a chair from the bed
Purposes
– To enable change of position with out injury
– To maintain good body mechanics
14. Transferring a patient between a bed
and a stretcher
Definition
Shifting a helpless patient from bed to
stretcher or from stretcher to bed
Purposes
– To transfer patient safely
– To maintain proper body alignment
Articles
– Stretcher
– Roller bar
15. • Transferring patient
– Bed to wheel chair
– Wheel chair to bed (using waist belt)
– Bed to stretcher
– Stretcher to bed
– By using mechanical devices
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17. Logrolling
• Definition
Logrolling is a technique used to turn a patient
whose body must all times be kept in straight
alignment
• Purpose
Client with spinal injury for whom care must be
taken to prevent further injury