Positions
to sit up with the legs hanging over the side of the bed in order to regain balance.
What is to dangle
A device placed around the resident’s waist for use when transferring and ambulating
What is a gait belt
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What is 9:30am in military time
body position in which a person is lying on his stomach, or front side of the body
What is Prone
Adapting work style and the work environment to be safer; how a person moves about the environment and physically completes tasks while at work
What is a ergonomics
0000 or 2400
What is midnight
semi-sitting body position in which a person’s head and shoulders are elevated 45 to 60 degrees.
What is Fowlers position
An implement that attaches to the bed frame, extending out overhead and used for leverage by the resident for repositioning in bed
What is a trapeze
LB
what is the abbreviation for pound
body position in which a person is lying on his left side with the upper knee flexed and raised toward the chest.
What is sims
A position in which the patient is lying on their stomach
What is prone
mL
What is a milliliter
rubbing or friction resulting from the skin moving one way and the bone underneath it remaining fixed or moving in the opposite direction
What is shearing
A mechanical device used to lift patients out of a bed or wheelchair
What is a Hoyer lift
cc
What is a cubic centimeter