NCLEX-PN

Category - Safety

A nurse is assigned to transport the client from the client’s room to the MRI room with a wheelchair. Which of the following should the nurse keep in mind?
  1. Push the wheelchair forward when entering the elevator
  2. Ask the client to lean forward before tipping the wheelchair
  3. Instruct the client to lean fully back in the chair
  4. Lower the footplates before transferring the client from the bed to the wheelchair
Explanation
Answer: C - The client’s back should be well positioned at all times. The nurse should instruct the client to lean back before tipping the wheelchair. When getting into the elevator, the nurse’s back enters first, pulling the wheelchair backward. The footplates should be raised before transferring the client. The footplates are then lowered to place the client’s feet onto the plates.
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