Body Mechanics; 16
Safely Moving and Transferring the Person; 17
The Person's Unit; 18
Miscellaneous Vocab
Miscellaneous Questions
100
The area on which an object rests
What is base of support?
100
The rubbing of one surface against another
What is friction?
100
Having the means to be completely free from public view while in bed
What is full visual privacy?
100
A semi-sitting position; the head of the bed is raised between 45 and 60 degrees
What is Folwer's position?
100
How often do patients and residents need re-positioned?
What is every 2 hours?
200
The way the head, trunk, arms, and legs are aligned with one another; posture
What is body alignment?
200
Turning the person as a unit, in alignment, with one motion
What is logrolling?
200
A semi-sitting position; the head of the bed is raised 60 to 90 degrees
What is high-Folwer's position?
200
The person lies on one side or the other; side-lying position
What is lateral position?
200
When in a chair, where are the person's feet?
Where is flat on the floor?
300
Using the body in an efficient and careful way
What is body mechanics?
300
When skin sticks to a surface while muscles slide in the direction the body is moving
What is shearing?
300
The head of the bed is raised and the foot of the bed is lowered
What is reverse Trendelenburg's position?
300
What is it called when a person's skin rubs against the sheet?
What is friction?
400
The back-lying or supine position
What is dorsal recumbent position
400
Moving the person from one place to another
What is transfer?
400
The head of the bed is raised 30 degrees; or the head of the bed is raised 30 degrees and the knee portion is raised 15 degrees
What is semi-Folwer's position?
400
A left side-lying position in which the upper leg (right leg) is sharply flexed so it is not on the lower leg (left leg) and the lower arm (left arm) is behind the person; semi-prone side position
What is Sim's position?
400
What occurs when a person slides down in bed?
What is shearing?
500
The science of designing a job to fit the worker
What is ergonomics?
500
Levels that relate to the ability to move without help
What are dependence levels?
500
The head of the bed is lowered and the foot of the bed is raised
What is Trendelenburg's position?
500
The back-lying or dorsal recumbent position
What is the supine position?
500
True or false: The person's unit is considered private
What is true
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