When transferring a patient to the imaging table, how should the wheelchair be positioned to the table?
parallel to the table
toward the foot of the table
facing the imaging table
3 feet away so a technologist can get around the wheelchair
parallel to the table
Rationale: The wheelchair should be positioned parallel to the imaging table or surface the patient is being transferred to.
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