Skill Checklists for Taylor's Clinical Nursing Skills: A Nursing Process Approach

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SKILL 9-3

Transferring a Patient From the

Bed to a Stretcher (Continued)

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10. The nurse on the side of the bed without the stretcher
    should grasp the friction-reducing sheet at the head and
    chest areas of the patient. One nurse on the stretcher side
    of the bed should grasp the friction-reducing sheet at the
    head and chest, and the other nurse at the chest and leg
    areas of the patient.
    11.At a signal given by one of the nurses, have the nurses
    standing on the stretcher side of the bed pull the friction-
    reducing sheet. At the same time, the nurse (or nurses)
    on the other side push, transferring the patient’s weight
    toward the transfer board, and pushing the patient from
    the bed to the stretcher.


11. Once the patient is transferred to the stretcher, remove the
    transfer board, and secure the patient until the side rails
    are raised. Raise the side rails. To ensure the patient’s com-
    fort, cover the patient with blanket and remove the bath
    blanket from underneath. Leave the friction-reducing sheet
    in place for the return transfer.


12. Clean transfer aids per facility policy, if not indicated for
    single patient use. Remove gloves and any other PPE, if
    used. Perform hand hygiene.

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