3.01 test

When transferring a patient from the chair to the wheelchair, it is important to remember which safety precautions?

• Be sure the patients room door is locked.

• Pull the privacy curtain.

• Be sure the bed wheels and the wheelchair are locked.

• Introduce yourself.

What is the purpose of a gait belt?

• To provide patient independence.

• To provide support and to help prevent falls.

• To give the healthcare provider a way to keep up with a patient.

• None of the above.

When transferring a patient from the stretcher to the bed, you should :

• Lock the wheels on both the stretcher and the bed.

• Let the patient know the move signal and count out loud.

• Move smoothly maintaining proper body alignment.

• All of the above.

What is the meaning of the term ambulate?

• To walk or move about.

• To exercise.

• A patient safety technique.

• None of the above.

the following are routes to take a temperature EXCEPT ...

• oral

• temporal

• axillary

• femoral

What does OSHA stand for?

• organization for student health and academics

• ordinances for saved health accounts

• occupational safety and health administration

• optimal safety by hazard allocation

What is a hazard?

• something that prevents injury or illness

• an object that protects healthcare workers from germs

• a biological substance outside the body

• something presents danger

Which of these is an example of PPE?

• blood pressure cuff

• stethoscope

• patient gowns

• gloves

If you are supine, you are lying ___.

• on your side

• face down

• face up

• in a seated position

How do you put out a fire with an extinguisher?

• Press, Aim, Sweep, Smother

• Push, Approach, Spray, Shield

• Pass, Appraise, Spread, Stop

• Pull, Aim, Spray, Sweep