Exam 3 Review

Movement away from the midline of the body is what?

• Flexion

• Abduction

• Adduction

• Extension

A nurse is teaching a paraplegic patient that wears bilateral leg braces how to use crutches. Which gait is appropriate?

• 2 point gait

• 3 point gait

• 4 point gait

• swing-through gait

A nurse is assisting a patient that is slightly unsteady transfer from the bed to the chair. What should the nurse use?

• Nearby furniture to balance on

• A full length sliding board

• A gait belt

• A ceiling lift

A nurse is performing ROM with a patient. The patient can freely move extremities, what type of ROM is this?

• Active

• Passive

• Continuous

• Partial range

Everything is a fall precaution EXCEPT what?

• Non-skid socks

• Bed alarm

• Chemical restraint

• Sitter

True or False: A cane should be held on the patient's unaffected side

• True

• False

• Unsure

• Maybe

What would be included in a clear liquid diet?

• Broth

• Pudding

• Oatmeal

• Eggs

True or False: When a patient begins to have a seizure in bed, the nurse should try and hold the patient's head still

• True

• False

• Not a clue

• Probably

When placing a patient on telemetry, the nurse would place the green lead where?

• Right Shoulder

• Left shoulder

• Right lower chest

• Left lower chest

Compression stockings decrease the risk of deep vein thrombosis by doing what?

• Massaging the leg

• Restricting blood flow above the stocking

• Increasing movement of the lower extremities

• Improving circulation