PCT 7

when making an unoccupied bed, you should

• put the soiled linens on the floor

• wear gloves when handling clean linens

• wear gloves if you might have contact with any body fluid

• keep the bed at the lowest possible height

the gatch handles of the bed should be

• tucked under the foot of the bed when not in use

• left out at the foot end of the bed so they can be quickly located

• left out if the patient is in the bed all the time

• tucked under the bed if the patient request it

the process designed to help a person restore and maintain the highest level of ability is

• range of motion

• rehabilitation

• assistance

• activities

an effect of immobility on the circulatory system may be

• swelling of tissue due to poor blood flow

• constipation

• bladder infection

• loss of calcium in the bones

If someone refuses a procedure, health care workers must ______ the consequences of the refusal.

• protect

• explain

• acknowledge

• accept

Compassionate understanding is:

• therapy

• destructive

• empathy

• not needed

A person who is disoriented is:

• confused

• destructive

• adnormal

• angry

When caring for someone who has mental impairments, you should keep the daily routine:

• full of activities

• varied

• structured

• free from exercise

When a person is angry or agitated, the underlying feeling may be:

• depression

• fear

• hate

• happiness

A device used to assit a patient when moving from the bed to a chair is a _____ belt.

• black

• geriatric

• restraint

• transfer