Exam 15: Body Mechanics and Patient Mobility

Place the nursing activities in priority order for the preparation of a patient to ambulate. 1.Dangle the patient at the side of the bed. 2.Apply a gait belt. 3.Assist the patient to stand. 4.Inform the patient of activity. 5.Roll up the head of the bed. Put a comma between each solve choice (1,2,3,4,etc.).

Studies of workers' compensation claims show that the profession that has the highest claim rates of any occupation or industry is:

The nurse explains that the minimum number of hours of daily activity necessary to prevent the negative consequences of immobility is:

When carrying heavy objects,the nurse should place the load:

When lifting or moving a patient,the nurse should protect his or her back by:

The nurse counsels the immobilized patient that to prevent muscle atrophy and contractures,the patient must have:

A nurse instructing a nursing assistant about moving older adult patients in bed should intervene after observing the nursing assistant:

The nurse informs the patient that to regain the ability to perform ADLs and maintain normal physiological activities requires:

Because moving or ambulation may be painful for the patient,to assist the patient with moving,the nurse should:

To maintain a wide base of support,the nurse should stand with the feet separated by the distance of _______ times the length of the nurse's shoe.

When performing passive range-of-motion (ROM)exercises,the number of times the nurse should move each joint through the ROM is:

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

An implementation the nurse may use to improve safety during a transfer is:

The nurse explains that when range of motion (ROM)is performed by the patient,it is called:

The nurse points to the X in the illustration below and describes this point as the ________ of _________.

The nurse performing passive range of motion (ROM)for the patient will move the joint through the ROM to:

Although many nurses file worker's compensation claims as a result of injury on the job,the most common injury is strain of the:

To reduce the effort of moving a heavy object,the nurse should:

The nurse instructs a nursing assistant to use large muscle groups when lifting because:

When a fall occurs,the nurse should document the incident and initiate a(n)___________ report.