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Ch.16 Transfers
| term | Definition |
|---|---|
| contraindication | situation in which a treatment or an action is inappropriate |
| full weight-bearing (FWB) | able to stand on both legs |
| gait belt | belt placed around the patients waist to assist in ambulation |
| manual patient handling | moving patients by hand or bodily force,supporting patients body parts |
| mechanical lift | used to transfer dependent or heavy patients on one surface to another |
| nonweight-bearing (NWB) | unable to stand or walk on one or both legs |
| paralysis | loss or imperiment of the ability to move parts of the body |
| paresis | weakness of an extremities |
| parial weight-bearing (PWB) | unable to bear full weight on one or both legs |
| pivot | to twist or turn in a swiveling motion |
| sitting (lateral) transfer | moving patients from one surface to another with patient sitting |
| sliding board | used for a sitting lateral transfer |
| standing transfer | patient is moved from one surface to another while standing |
| weight-bearing (WB) | having the ability to stand on one or both legs |