A nurse is assisting in the transfer of a postoperative patient from the postanesthesia care unit to the surgical nursing unit. What action should the nurse implement to ensure the safety of the pa-tient?
a. Put the side rails up after moving the pa-tient from the stretcher to the bed.
b. Ask the patient to move from the stretcher to the bed.
c. Move the patient rapidly from the stretch-er to the bed.
d. Uncover the patient before transferring from the stretcher to the bed.
A
The patient will probably still be experiencing residual effects of anesthesia; the side rails should be up to prevent the patient from falling out of bed.
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