Pressure cushions

Caronb63

Is it acceptable for a Nurse practitioner to recommend placing a air flow cushion stacked on top of a chair cushion for safer transfers

Littlefatfriend

It's acceptable for her to express an opinion but depending on the situation they should recommend a person to more advice.

Cushions are very complicated

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figraspberry41

@Littlefatfriend,

Hi, just read your post. The previous person is correct the person giving advise is stating their opinion and the advise to get a Professional person O.T usually, to assess your needs and correct equipment that meets your needs. As a retired Community Nurse, we were always told that cushions (air filled or otherwise) should not be stacked on top of each other both for safety reasons i.e. risk of on sliding off and causing a fall (that the person might receive injury) but also because unless the appropriate cushion is used it can in itself lead to other complications. Might I suggest, you try to contact Occupational Therapist to assess your needs appropriately. Your GP may have a contact number for your nearest O.T. More accurately, your GP surgery may have a Social Practitioner whose job it is (so I believe) to sign post you to an appropriate person for this assessment, they may suggest trying Social Services also , who may assess your needs and refer you to their own O.T.

Hope this might benefit you. Good luck!