Exam 11: Safe Patient Handling, transfer, and Positioning

The nurse needs to transfer the patient from the bed to the stretcher.The patient is unable to assist.Of the following,which would be the best technique for transferring the patient?

Positioning of patients to maintain correct body alignment is essential to prevent which of the following complications?

A nurse should be aware of safety measures to prevent personal injury when lifting or moving patients.An appropriate principle to follow is:

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

To assist the patient to a sitting position on the side of the bed,what should the nurse do first?

Patients at risk for complications and/or injury from improper positioning include patients with which of the following?

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:

A postoperative patient has been instructed by a nurse about the importance of moving in bed but is still avoiding movement.The nurse should:

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

To position a patient with hemiplegia in Fowler's position,the nurse should:

Why does a nurse move a patient who has been confined to bed for a few days slowly from a sitting to a standing position?

Body balance is achieved when a wide _____________ exists.

When preparing to move a patient in bed,the nurse should:

The patient is immobile and is being placed in the supine position.To reduce extension of the fingers and abduction of the thumb,the nurse places _________________ in the patient's hands.

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:

Which of the following risk factors contribute to complications of immobility?

Proper alignment for a patient in sitting position includes which of the following?

Awareness of posture and changes in equilibrium is known as _______________.

An appropriate technique for the nurse to implement when moving a patient out of bed to a chair with a mechanical lift is to:

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: