Explain ways to maintain client safety.

Explanation should follow the National Health Safety guidelines and include equipment and practices such as

• call bells
• gait belts
• bed rails
• emergency pull chains
• positioning devices
• emergency response systems
• proximity and positioning of the therapist during client treatment
• therapist's recognition of their own physical limitations and the judgment to summon assistance as needed (e.g., during transfer)
• therapist's use of mechanical conveyance equipment for transferring clients (i.e., safe-lift environment).

Process/Skill Questions:

• How does the therapeutic setting influence the options for maintaining client safety?
• When should a therapy professional seek assistance or use lifting equipment to transfer a client?
• When and how should patient restraints be used?