CNA Skill 13

SKILL 13: MEASURES AND RECORDS THE WEIGHT OF AMBULATORY PATIENT

1. Introduce yourself and explain the procedure to the patient.
2. Perform hand hygiene
3. Verify the patient is wearing nonskid footwear.
4. Balance (or zero) scale.
5. Walk the patient to the scale.
6. Assist the patient to step on the scale.
7. Check that the patient is centered on the scale.
8. Check that the patient has their arms at their side.
9. Ensure the patient is not holding on to anything that would alter the reading of the weight.
10. Adjust the weights until the scale is in balance or read analog scale.
11. Perform hand hygiene.
12. Document weight (plus/minus 2 lbs. or 0.9 kg)
13. Perform hand hygiene