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Patient Mobiliy: Transfer Skills Vocab

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Contraindication   Situations in which something is not indicated, inappropriate, or potentially dangerous  
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Full weight-bearing (FWB)   The ability on both legs  
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Gait Belt   An assistive device used to assist with ambulation  
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Manuel Patient handling   Moving a patient by hand or bodily force, including pushing, pulling, carrying, holding, or supporting the patient or a patients body part  
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Mechanical Lift   Used to transfer dependent or heavy patient from one surface to another  
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Nonweight-bearing (NWB)   Patient unable to place full weight on a paralyzed leg  
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Paralysis   Inability to move of any extremity  
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Paresis   Weakness of an extremity  
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Parial weight-bearing (PWB)   If patient has had hip surgery  
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Pivot   To twist or turn in a swiveling motion  
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Sitting (lateral) transfer   Patient sits throughout the transfer  
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Sliding Board   A plastic or wooden board about two feet long that has a slippery surface. Used for a sitting transfer  
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Standing transfer   Patient stands during the transfer with the help of one or two nursing assistants  
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Weight-bearing (WB)   The ability to stand one or both legs  
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