This document provides instructions for assisting a patient with impaired mobility to transfer from their bed to a chair. The key steps include: 1. Preparing the patient, bed, and chair for the transfer by elevating the bed, locking wheels, and positioning the chair. 2. Using a transfer or gait belt to help lift and support the patient as they move to the edge of the bed and stand up. 3. Pivoting the patient and assisting them to lower safely into the chair.

1. ASSISTING PATIENT
(IMPAIRED MOBILITY) TO
TRANSFER FROM BED TO
CHAIR

2. EQUIPMENTS
 1 Transfer belt
 2 Wheel chair

3. 1. Follow the common steps
 Identify patient
 Explain procedure
 Elevate bed level
 Check connection can interferes
 Provide privacy

4. 4. Position chair facing head or
foot of bed

5. 3. Lock wheel of chair and bed

6. 4. Raise head of bed to
sitting position

7. 5. If client can bear weight, full
assistance not needed: standby
for safety as needed.

8. 6. If client can bear weight
partially only, use stand & pivot
(turn) technique.

9. 7. The nurse should face client
with feet comfortably apart
and a broad base of support

10. 8. Assist client to sitting position.
Have client use arm next to
mattress and push while you help
lift upper body as client's legs
swing over the edge of the bed

11. 9. Apply transfer or gait belt
with handles

12. 10. Assist client with putting
slippers or shoes and placing
feet flat on the floor

13. 11. Spread feet apart. Flex hips
& knees, aligning knees with
client's knees

14. 12. Grasp gait belt at handles

15. 13. Rock client up to standing
position on count of three while
straightening hips & legs. Instruct
client to use hands to push up

16. 14. Once standing, pivot client
toward seat of chair. Have client
then reach for arm of chair and
assist with easing self into chair

17. 15. Flex hips and knees while
lowering client into chair

18. 16. Adjust the patient in chair