The nurse cares for a newly admitted client who will soon need to be taken to the radiology department for a CT scan. The client has a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 52. Which of the following strategies to transport the client is most appropriate?
A) Obtain a mechanical lateral transfer device to move the client onto a stretcher.
B) Enlist the aid of two other staff members and pull the client across the bed and onto a stretcher.
C) Position a friction-reducing sheet under the client before attempting the transfer.
D) Transport the client to the radiology department in the hospital bed.
Ans: A
The combined weight of the bed and client will be difficult to move safely. Additionally, this strategy does not address the need to transfer the client onto, and off of, equipment in the radiology department.
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