Exam 8: Body Mechanics and Patient Mobility

What is the term for range of motion (ROM)when it is performed by the patient?

Where should the nurse place the load when carrying heavy objects?

The most common cause of musculoskeletal disorders in nurses involves a movement that requires the nurse to ________ and lift at the same time.

To maintain a wide base of support,the nurse should stand with the feet separated by the distance of _______ width apart.

The nurse receives a patient from the recovery room following total hip replacement surgery.What will the nurse include when assessing neurovascular status on this patient? (Select all that apply. )

A newly hired group of graduate practical/vocational nurses are attending orientation at a long-term care facility.What information will be included regarding considerations of mobility and the older adult? (Select all that apply. )

Continuous ___________________ motion machines flex and extend joints to mobilize them passively without the strain of active exercises.

How should the nurse assist the patient with moving when pain is anticipated?

The LPN/LVN assists a patient into the semi-Fowler's position per health care provider order.What would indicate that this patient is in the correct position?

The 125-lb nurse is preparing to lift a heavy object.What is the maximum amount of weight considered safe for the nurse to lift?

What is the site of the most common strain injury acquired by the nurse when working?

What should the nurse do to protect his or her back when lifting or moving a patient?

The nurse is performing passive range of motion (ROM)for the patient.How will the nurse move the joint through ROM?

The nurse is performing passive range-of-motion exercises on a patient following a traumatic injury.What is the number of times the nurse should move each joint when performing passive range-of-motion (ROM)exercises?

What is considered to be the minimum number of hours of daily activity necessary to prevent the negative consequences of immobility?

The nurse instructs a unlicensed assistive personnel to use large muscle groups when lifting.What is the rationale for this instruction?

The nurse counsels the immobilized patient in regard to prevention of muscle atrophy and contractures.What will the nurse be sure to include when counseling this patient?

What profession has the highest workers' compensation claim rates of any occupation or industry?

The nurse is educating a patient on ways to regain the ability to perform ADLs and maintain normal physiologic activities.What will the nurse relay as a requirement?

Acute _______________ syndrome occurs in the extremities,especially the legs,where a sheath of inelastic fascia partitions blood vessel,nerve,and muscle tissue.