Title: Transport a client/resident/patient by stretcher.
Course: Nurse Aide II Condensed (14051-II-A) > Section: Developing Basic Nursing Skills

Transport should include

- explaining how transport by stretcher protects both a client/resident/patient and a CNA
- listing the steps
- explaining safety precautions
- following procedure.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Why is it important to follow procedure for transferring a client/resident/patient from the bed/table to the stretcher?
- Why is it important to keep a client’s/resident’s/patient’s arms under the blankets and on the stretcher?
- What are the consequences for not using safety measures when transporting a client/resident/patient's by stretcher?
- What comfort measures are used for a client/resident/patient who is being transported by stretcher?