When a nurse is transferring a client with left-sided weakness from the bed to a wheelchair, the client should be transferred in which direction?
a. from left to right
b. the direction of convenience for the nurse
c. from right to left
d. no preferred direction
C
During transferring, if a client has weakness in one of side of the body, ensure the transfer is made leading off with the client's strongest side first.
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