The nurse needs to move a patient up in bed using a drawsheet. The nurse has another nurse helping. In which order will the nurses perform the steps, beginning with the first one?
1. Grasp the drawsheet firmly near the patient.
2. Move the patient and drawsheet to the desired position.
3. Position one nurse at each side of the bed.
4. Place the drawsheet under the patient from shoulder to thigh.
5. Place your feet apart with a forward-backward stance.
6. Flex knees and hips and on count of three shift weight from the front to back leg.
a. 1, 4, 5, 6, 3, 2
b. 4, 1, 3, 5, 6, 2
c. 3, 4, 1, 5, 6, 2
d. 5, 6, 3, 1, 4, 2
ANS: C
Assisting a patient up in bed with a drawsheet (two or three nurses): (1) Place the patient supine with the head of the bed flat. A nurse stands on each side of the bed. (2) Remove the pillow from under the patient's head and shoulders and place it at the head of the bed. (3) Turn the patient side to side to place the drawsheet under the patient, extending it from shoulders to thighs. (4) Return the patient to the supine position. (5) Fanfold the drawsheet on both sides, with each nurse grasping firmly near the patient. (6) Nurses place their feet apart with a forward-backward stance. Nurses should flex knees and hips. On the count of three, nurses should shift their weight from front to back leg and move the patient and drawsheet to the desired position in the bed.
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