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Ch 16.Transfer skill
Chapter 16: Transfer Skills Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Contraindication | The situation in which something is not indicated,inappropriate,or potentially dangerous. |
| full weight-bearing (FWB) | The ability to stand on both legs. |
| gait belt | Assist with Ambulation. |
| manual patient handling | moving a patient by hand or bodily force, including pushing, pulling, carrying, holding, or supporting the patient or a patient's body part. |
| mechanical lift | used to transfer dependent or heavy patients from one surface to another. |
| nonweight-bearing (NWB) | unable to stand or walk on one or both legs. |
| paralysis | (inability to move) of any extremity. |
| paresis | Which is a weakness of an extremity. |
| parial weight-bearing (PWB) | unable to bear full weight on one or both legs. |
| pivot | when the patient is standing( turn the entire body as one unit) to transfer. |
| sitting (lateral) transfer | The patient sits throughout the transfer, such a when a sliding board is used. |
| sliding board | is a plastic or wooden broad about two feet long that has slippery surface. it is used for sitting. |
| standing transfer | The patient stands during the transfer with the help of one or two nursing assistants. |
| weight-bearing (WB) | having the ability to stand on one or both legs |