Aligning the Patient

What is the first step of aligning the patient?

• checks orders or obtain authorization

• Knocks on door and pauses before entering

• Assemble supplies

• Washes hands and puts on gloves

After entering the patient's room, what's the next step?

• Checks patient for patient for comfort and places call signal and supplies within reach

• Introduces self, identifies patient, explains, procedure, and obtains consent

• Washes hands and puts on gloves

• If you're type, ask for the patients number

During aligning the patient, protecting the bony areas are important.

• True

• False

Before attending to a patient, confirmation of the patient is needed.

• True

• False

• it don't matter, as long as there's a patient

Which step comes first?

• Washes hands and puts on gloves

• Checks patient for patient for comfort and places call signal and supplies within reach

• Elevates side rails if indicated and lowers bed before leaving patient

• Closes door and pulls the curtains

While attending to a patient Checks patient, the patient's comfort

is not that important.

• True

• False

Which is important?

• Replaces all equipment and leaves area neat and clean

• listen to drake

• offer the patient a dollie

• ask for the patients number

which pillow comes first in the process

• head and shoulders

• back/abdominal area

• feet

• knees

pillows are irrelevant to the patient

• True

• False

Which step comes first?

• Records or reports required information

• Elevates side rails if indicated and lowers bed before leaving patient

•  Positions patient on back