Which assistive devices would be appropriate for the nurse to use when assisting an unconscious client from the bed to the stretcher?
1. Transfer belt
2. Transfer board
3. Hydraulic lift
4. Low-friction sheet
5. Egg crate mattress
2, 3, 4
Rationale 1: Transfer belts would not be helpful when moving the unconscious client from bed to stretcher.
Rationale 2: The transfer board can help slide the client from bed to stretcher.
Rationale 3: The hydraulic lift will allow the nurse to lift the client onto the stretcher.
Rationale 4: A low-friction sheet allows the nurse to slide the client with reduced drag, requiring less energy to make the move.
Rationale 5: Egg crate mattresses increase drag, and therefore increase the amount of energy required to slide the client.
Global Rationale: The transfer board can help slide the client from bed to stretcher, whereas the hydraulic lift will allow the nurse to lift the client onto the stretcher. The lift can be particularly helpful if the client is large in size. A low-friction sheet allows the nurse to slide the client with reduced drag, requiring less energy to make the move. Transfer belts would not be helpful when moving the unconscious client from bed to stretcher. Egg crate mattresses increase drag, and therefore increase the amount of energy required to slide the client.
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