TRANSFERING A PATIENT

FROM BED TO STRETCHER

M.IMMACULATE NANCY,B.SC (N)

NURSING TUTOR
KVCN
 DEFINITION

• SIFTING A HELPLESS PATIENT FROM BED TO

STRETCHER.
 NURSING ASSESSMWNT

1. ASSESS PHYSIOLOGICAL CAPACITY TO TRANSFER.

2. ASSESS FOR THE PRESENCE OF WEAKNESS, DIZZINESS, OR POSTURAL
HYPOTENSION.
3. ASSESS THE PATIENTS SENSORY STATUS.
4. ASSESS THE PATIENTS PROPRIOCEPTIVE FUNCTIONS.
 PREPARATION OF EQUPIMENTS

• STRETCHER
 NURSING PROCEDURE

• EXPLAIN THE PROCEDURE TO THE PATIENT.

• POSITION THE STRETCHER PARALLEL TO THE BED OR FOOT OF BED.
• ADJUST THE HEIGHT OF THE COT IN LEVEL WITH THE STRETCHER; LOCK THE
STRETCHER AND COT.
• UNLOCK THE DRAW SHEET ON BOTH THE SIDES.
• ONE NURSE HAS TO POSITION NEAR THE HEAD AND CHEST AREAS , THE SECOND
ONE NEAR THE HIPS AND THE THIRD ONE NEAR THE LEGS.
• INSTRUCT THE PATIENT TO FLEX HIS/HER HEAD AND NECK IF POSSIBLE; PLACE
THE PATIENTS ARMS ACROSS THE CHEST.
• THE NURSE AT THE HEAD END AND SHOULD GIBE THE COUNT; AT THE COUNT OF
THREE; THE PATIENT SHOULD BE MOVED NEAR EDGE OF THE COT.
• FLEX YOUR HIPS AND AT THE COUNT OF THREE , THE PATIENT IS LIFTED IN
UNISON AND PLACED IN THE STRETCHER.
• MAKE THE PATIENT COMFORTABLE COVER WITH A SHEET; UNLOCK THE WHEELS
OF THE STRETCHER , MOVE THE STRETCHER AND RAISE THE SIDE RAILS OF THE
STRETCHER; FASTEN THE SAFETY BELTS ACROSS THE PATIENT.
• SHIFTED PATIENT AS NEEDED.

• WASH HANDS.
• DOCUMENT THE PROCEDURE.
 RECORDING AND REPORTING

1. RECORD THE DATE, TIME AND REASON FOR SHIFTING THE PATIENT.
2. ADD A NOTE ON THE DOCUMENTS ATTACHED WITH THE CASE SHEET WHEN
TRANSFERRING.
3. SPECIFY THE PATIENTS PHYSICAL CONDITIONS AND RESPONSE OF THE PATIENT.
4. REPORT ANY PERTINENT FINDINGS TO THE NURSE IN-CHARGE.
 NURSES RESPONSIBILITY

• MONITOR VITAL SIGNS. ASK THE PATIENT IF HE / SHE FEELS DIZZY OR FATIGUED.
• NOTE THE PATIENTS BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE TO TRANSFER.
• ASK THE PATIENT IF HE/ SHE EXPERIENCED PAIN DURING TRANSFER.
 SAMPLE DOCUMENTATION

• 21.02.2021, 1.30PM
• PATINET SHIFTED TO ULTRASONOGRAM ROOM IN THE STRETCHER ALONG WITH
HIS/ HER RECORDS.
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