A Transfer Belt Is Not Needed to Transfer a Resident

question 49

Multiple Choice

A transfer belt is not needed to transfer a resident from the bed to a chair. For the transfer, how should you hold onto the person?

• A) Have the person put her arms around your waist.
• B) Have the person put her arms around your neck.
• C) Place your hands under the person's arms and around the person's shoulder blades.
• D) Hold the person's weak arm while she supports herself with her strong

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Definitions:

Axons

Long, slender projections of nerve cells (neurons) that transmit electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body to other neurons, glands, or muscles.

Dendrites

Branch-like extensions of neurons that receive signals from other neurons and conduct them toward the cell body.

Ligaments

Tough, fibrous tissues that connect bones to other bones, providing joint stability.

Afferent Neurons

Afferent neurons, also known as sensory neurons, are nerve cells that carry sensory information from the body's tissues and organs to the brain and spinal cord.