You are working on the orthopedic floor in a l…

              You are working on the orthopedic floor in a large hospital. You are working with a 78-year-old man who has undergone left shoulder arthroplasty. You have just assisted him out of bed to the bedside chair for breakfast. After breakfast he is planning to return to her bed. As you position the patient in the chair, which of the following considerations is most important?

Your patient is recovering from abdominal surgery and you ar…

Your patient is recovering from abdominal surgery and you are preparing to assist the patient from the bed to the bedside chair using a squat-pivot transfer. The evaluation states that the pt has poor LE strength B. Which of the following positions is the safest to complete this transfer?