Title: Transfer a client/resident/patient by wheelchair, as required by Virginia Board of Nursing regulation.
Course: Nurse Aide II (14051-II) > Section: Developing Basic Nursing Skills

Transfer should include

- ensuring a client/resident/patient is wearing nonskid footwear
- moving from bed to wheelchair according to Skill 22 in the Nurse Aide Candidate Handbook (https://home.pearsonvue.com/getattachment/50009e72-ec19-410e-9148-2e8974e3f8c8/Virginia%20Nurse%20Aide%20Candidate%20Handbook-075300.aspx)
- covering client/resident/patient with a blanket and using footrests when transporting.

Refer to Unit VIII in Nurse Aide Curriculum (https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/media/dhpweb/docs/nursing/forms/education/NurseAide_Ed_Program_Curriculum.doc), Virginia Board of Nursing, Virginia Department of Health Professions, 2018.

Process/Skill Questions:

- How does a CNA transport a client/resident/patient in a wheelchair onto and off an elevator?
- What could be a consequence of not locking the wheels on a wheelchair?