The nurse is preparing to transfer an uncooperative patient who does not have upper body strength. Which piece of equipment will be best for the nurses to obtain?

A) Drawsheet
B) Full body sling
C) Overhead trapeze
D) Friction-reducing slide sheet

Using a mechanical lift and full body sling to transfer an uncooperative patient who can bear partial weight or a patient who cannot bear weight and is either uncooperative or does not have upper body strength to move from bed to chair prevents musculoskeletal injuries to health care workers. The nurse should not attempt to move the patient with a drawsheet. The patient does not have upper body strength so an overhead trapeze is not appropriate. A friction-reducing slide sheet that minimizes shearing forces is not as effective as a full body sling.