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Positioning
Transfers
Exercises
Therapy
Durable Medical Equipment
100
Frequent turning a patient prevents this skin problem.
What are pressure sores?
100
This board can be used for sitting transfers.
What is a sliding board?
100
These ROM exercises are performed by the patient.
What is active?
100
Heat applications is usually ordered for this many minutes.
What is 20 minutes?
100
This is the side that a patient uses a cane.
What is opposite the injured side?
200
Following hip replacement surgery, the patient should keep their legs in this position.
What is position of abduction?
200
This transfer is generally made toward a patient's weaker side.
What is a bathtub transfer?
200
These ROM exercises are performed for the patient by the staff.
What are passive?
200
This discipline is primarily responsible for helping patients relearn ADLs following a stroke or injury.
What is Occupational Therapy?
200
When getting into a chair these should both be held in one hand.
What are crutches?
300
Following hip replacement surgery, the patient should avoid this position with their legs.
What is adduction?
300
Before beginning a transfer this is what you should explain to the patient.
What is explaining what you are going to do?
300
ROM exercises on a patient should be performed this many times when not specified.
What is five times?
300
If a patient cannot complete an entire exercise at the same time, this is what you should do.
What is break the exercise in smaller segments?
300
These packs provide deep heat.
What are hydrocollator packs?
400
This is what you should do before touching a patient.
What is washing your hands.
400
This is one complication of lying in bed that can occur when the muscles shorten.
What are contractures?
400
This type of communication involves spoken phrases.
What is verbal?
400
This is how many fingers width there should be between patient's axilla and crutch.
What is a 2-3 fingers?
500
This is the side the Nursing Assistant should position themselves on when turning a patient.
What is the side to which the patient will be turned?
500
This transfer always requires at least two people.
What is a drawsheet or Hoyer lift transfer?
500
This care is designed to maintain the patient's current abilities.
What is restorative care?
500
This therapy involves kneading the muscles.
What is petrissage?
500
This discipline primarily teaches patients to use DME.
What is Physical Therapy?