Body Mechanics
Transfers
Positioning
TEDs and SCDs and ROM
What you already know.
100
A key to protecting your back
What is proper body mechanics?
100
A hard surface used to create a bridge from one bed to another?
What is a transfer board?
100
How often you should reposition an immobile patient.
What is at least every 2 hours?
100
This is moving a body part away from the midline of the body.
What is abduction?
100
The call bell should always be placed here.
What is within the patient's reach
200
When lifting objects and patients, which muscles should you use?
What is leg muscles...not back muscles?
200
Assistive devices used to help move the patient safely
What canes, walkers, gait belts, crutches?
200
A position in which the patient lies on the side with the knee and thigh drawn upward toward the chest. The chest and abdomen are allowed to fall forward
What is Sims position or semi-prone position?
200
These are exercises that put a joint through the full arc of motion
What are range of motion (ROM)?
200
To accurately measure a tympanic temperature you must do this to position the ear
What is gently pull up and back?
300
When moving equipment, is it better to PUSH or PULL objects?
What is push?
300
True or False I re-use a transfer sheet on more than one patient.
What is false?
300
Making an occupied bed gives the nursing a chance to assess the resident for this.
What is skin breakdown or pressure sores?
300
These are worn to help prevent the formation of clots.
What are TED hose (thromboembolism-deterrent hose)?
300
A normal rate for this is 60-100
What is pulse rate?
400
These are examples of tasks that are high risk for injury.
What is transferring from toilet to chair, transferring from chair to bed, transferring from bathtub to chair, repositioning from side to side in bed, lifting a patient in bed, repositioning a patient in chair, or making a bed with a patient in it?
400
Surfaces that should be locked prior to transferring a patient.
What is Bed, wheelchair, and any movable surface?
400
This needs to be completed prior to pulling a patient up in bed or rolling a patient in the bed.
What is Making the bed flat?
400
These may develop if passive ROM is not completed with an immobile patient.
What are contractures?
400
This is never placed on a patient's chart.
What is an incident or occurrence report?
500
True or False It is safe to allow a patient to grasp your neck or for you to hold a patient by the arms as part of the proper techniques used for a safe transfer.
What is False? Grasping the neck can cause injury or loss of balance, and holding a patient by the arms can cause injury and/or increase the chances of falling.
500
Some things to do before moving a patient from the bed to the chair.
What are sit on the edge of bed; apply a gait belt around the patient's waist (may need to apply above chest to avoid lines/tubes), use an assistive device (rolling walker, cane, etc.) as needed.
500
A patient in bed with the head at a 90 degree angle.
What is high fowlers?
500
This inflates and deflates to help promote circulation.
What is SCD (sequential compression device)?
500
In order to document a patient as having absent bowel sounds, you must listen for this long in EACH quadrant.
What is 5 minutes?
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