CNA Practice Test
Mobility and transfersQuestion 552 of 1700

When you help a resident move the legs off the bed to dangle, how should you move the resident?

  1. The upper body first, then the legs
  2. The legs first, then the upper body
  3. One side of the body, then the other
  4. As one unit, keeping the body together
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Correct answer: As one unit, keeping the body together

Moving the body as one unit keeps the resident steady and protects your back.

Source: Nursing Assistant (Reuter), 8.4: Assisting Clients to Transfer

Practice mobility and transfers

Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026