(Optional) Transport patient/client.

Transporting should include following guidelines and patient/client care plan for

  • maneuvering manual wheelchair
  • maneuvering motorized wheelchair
  • adjusting wheelchair parts
  • propelling wheelchair on different types of surfaces.

For students taking the nurse aide credential at the end of the course, follow the Virginia Board of Nursing regulations: Commonwealth of Virginia Regulations Governing Certified Nurse Aides, Virginia Board of Nursing (https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/Boards/Nursing/PractitionerResources/LawsRegulations Links to an external site.).

Process/Skill Questions:

  • What environmental adaptations are available in the community to accommodate wheelchair users?
  • How can a person in a wheelchair safely get in and out of a car? Go up a curb? Enter and use a public bathroom?