You Have Received a Patient from the Nursing Floor Who

question 16

Multiple Choice

You have received a patient from the nursing floor who needs to be transferred by way of a hydraulic lift.The patient arrives at the medical imaging department on a cart without a transfer sling.To proceed with a safe lift,you should

• A)set up the patient in a transfer sling.
• B)roll the patient over onto a transfer sling.
• C)improvise using a sheet as a transfer sling.
• D)call the nursing floor and return the patient to be placed on a sling.

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