Assistive Devices
This device should always be used on the patient’s strong side.
What is a cane?
Moving a limb away from the body is called this.
What is abduction?
Before ambulating a patient, you should check this on the bed and wheelchair.
What are the locks/brakes?
The 6 P’s of neurovascular checks include pain, pallor, pulse, paresthesia, paralysis, and this temperature-related sign.
What is poikilothermia?
The wheelchair should be positioned on this side of the patient during transfer.
What is the strong side?
This walker type has two front wheels and helps with continuous movement.
What is a rolling walker/rollator walker?
Bending a joint to decrease the angle is called this.
What is flexion?
When a patient feels dizzy upon standing, this position helps prevent a fall.
What is sitting/dangling?
This is the normal capillary refill time.
What is less than 3 seconds?
This is the safest way to pivot a patient into a chair.
What is standing pivot transfer with gait belt?
The top of crutches should be this far below the patient’s armpit.
What is 2-3 finger widths?
Turning the palm upward is called this.
What is supination?
This should always be worn by the patient to prevent slipping.
What is non-skid footwear?
This is the most important reason to check sensation below a cast.
What is to check nerve compression or injury?
Before assisting a patient to stand, you should always check for this symptom.
What is dizziness or lightheadedness?
This device has four prongs and provides more stability than a single-tip cane.
What is a quad cane?
Moving the sole of the foot inward is called this.
What is inversion?
This piece of equipment should be used around the patient’s waist during transfers.
What is a gait belt?
A pale, cool limb may indicate this serious complication.
What is impaired circulation/ischemia?
In bed-to-stretcher transfer, this device reduces friction and effort.
What is a slide sheet or slide board?
This term describes the gait pattern where both crutches and the injured leg move together.
What is a three-point gait?
Moving a joint in a circular motion is called this.
What is circumduction?
When a patient starts to fall, you should do this rather than try to hold them up completely.
What is guide them to the floor safely by sliding them down your leg?
The ability to move fingers or toes indicates this is intact.
What is motor function?
This is the correct body mechanic position for the nurse during transfer.
What is wide base of support (widened stance), knees bent, back straight?