TRANSFERS & SAFETY
If the patient performs only 25% of the task, what assistance level is used?
Max Assist
At what level should the handgrip of a walker be placed?
wrist crease or greater trochanter
Effect of footplates too low?
increased pressure on distal posterior thigh
Minimum oxygen saturation during exercise?
90%
Most common transmission modes?
Contact, droplet, airborne
LE position during bridging?
Hips and knees flexed, feet flat
Where should the forearm crutch cuff sit?
1–1.5 inches distal to the olecranon
Best wheelchair feature for sliding board or scoot transfer?
Removable armrests
Rapid heart rate >100 BPM is called?
Tachycardia
Which diseases commonly spread by contact?
HSV, Staph aureus, VRE, C. diff
Best movement for low back trauma when transferring into/out of bed?
log rolling
Which gait pattern is simultaneous and reciprocal?
Two-point gait
Effect if wheelchair backrest is too low?
Decreased trunk stability
Normal resting adult pulse?
60–100 BPM
When should handwashing be performed?
after toileting, before/after patient care, when visibly dirty/contaminated
Primary precaution during burn transfers?
Which guarding position provides greatest patient security descending stairs?
In front of the patient
How does a hemiplegic wheelchair differ?
Seat lowered about 2 inches
Device that measures oxygen saturation and pulse?
Pulse oximeter
Five elements of the infection cycle?
Reservoir → exit → transmission → infection → susceptibility
PTA position when guarding during gait?
Behind and slightly toward weaker side
How much space between axilla and axillary bar when fitting axillary crutches?
2 inches
A patient is having difficulty reaching the hand rims efficiently and reports increased strain in the shoulders during propulsion. Which wheelchair dimension is most likely incorrect?
Seat height
What BP is considered normal?
Below 120/80 mmHg
A patient with a severe immunosuppressive condition requires therapy in a private treatment room with strict infection barriers. What is the primary goal of this type of isolation?
To protect the patient from exposure to outside pathogens