Question

Betty is an elderly patient in a nursing home. She does not move well, is frail, and weighs just over 110 lb. She needs to be

transported to her appointment on a gurney. Which best describes how she should properly be transported to the gurney?
O two healthcare providers would move her using a slide board
O two healthcare providers would move her with a mechanical lift
O four healthcare providers would move her using a slide board
O four healthcare providers would move her using a mechanical lift

Answer 1

Two healthcare providers would move her using a mechanical lift

Step-by-step explanation:

If she does not move well and is fragile you would not want to try to make her use a slide board where she has to do most of the work

Answer 2

Two Health care providers would move her using a sliding board