Which action by the UAP requires the nurse to intervene? The nurse and an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) are caring for a client with right-sided paralysis.
The assistant places her hand under the client’s right axilla to help him/her move up in bed.
This action is inappropriate and would require intervention by the nurse because pulling on a flaccid shoulder joint could cause shoulder dislocation; the client should be pulled up by placing the arm underneath the back or using a lift sheet.
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