A nurse is admitting a postoperative client from the postanesthesia care unit to the surgical nursing unit. Which of the following measures should the nurse take for the safety of the client?
A. Asking the client to slide from the stretcher to the bed
B. Quickly moving the client from the stretcher to the bed
C. Putting the siderails up after moving the client from the stretcher
D. Uncovering the client before making the transfer from the stretcher to the bed
Ans: C. Putting the siderails up after moving the client from the stretcher
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