Exam 9: Safe Patient Handling, transfer, and Positioning

Body balance is achieved when a wide _____________ exists.

The patient is an elderly man who has just been admitted for a probable cerebrovascular accident.The patient is nonverbal and does not respond to requests but is able to turn himself in bed.The nurse notices that the patient likes to lie on his right side,and soon after being turned by the nursing staff,the patient turns back to his right side.The nurse in this case should:

In positioning the patient in the prone position,one way to improve breathing is to:

Plantar flexion contracture,otherwise known as _____________,is caused when the force of gravity pulls an unsupported,weakened foot into a plantar-flexed position.

The term _____________ refers to the conditions of the joints,tendons,ligaments,and muscles in various body positions.

________________________ are placed alongside the patient's legs to ensure proper alignment and to prevent external rotation of the hips.

The patient is immobile and has been repositioned in bed using a drawsheet.When finished,the patient is in a supported Fowler's position with the head of the bed elevated 45 degrees.Also important for positioning this patient is to:

The nurse realizes that her patient needs to improve his or her mobility as quickly as possible.This is because the nurse realizes that mobilization: (Select all that apply.)

The primary rationale for why a nurse moves a patient slowly from a sitting to a standing position is because of the potential for:

An appropriate procedure to use when moving a patient up in bed is for the nurse to:

The patient is an elderly male with severe kyphosis who is immobile from a stroke several years earlier.He has been admitted for severe dehydration.The nurse must turn the patient frequently to prevent complications of immobility.The nurse realizes that: