Nusing mod. 2 - Pt. 1

When preparing to move a client up in bed, what will the nurse do first?

• Assemble adequate help to move the client.

• Assess the client's ability to help with moving.

• Determine the client's weight.

• Decide on the most effective means of moving the client.

When preparing to move a client up in bed with the help of an assistant, both caregivers will ______ to ensure their own safety?

• A. stand with their knees locked

• B. stand with their feet together

• C. flex their hips and knees

• D. shift their body weight from the front leg to the back leg

The _______ position places the person's head down and elevates the feet, so their whole body is sloping down with the feet higher than the rest of the body.

• reverse Trendelenburg

• Trendelenburg

• High Fowler

• prone

When moving a client up in bed in which position will the nurse place the client?

• Supine with the head of the bed at a 30-degree angle.

• In reverse Trendelenburg.

• Supine with the head of the bed flat.

• Prone with the head of the bed flat.

The nurse is delegating ambulating a client with Foley catheter to the nursing assistant (NA). Which statement made by the NA requires the nurse to follow up?

• I will be sure to put empty the Foley bag before I walk the client.

• I will hang the Foley bag from the client’s gait belt.

• I will keep the Foley bag below the level of the client’s bladder.

• I will hang the Foley bag on the lowest rung of the walker.

When repositioning a client, what can the nurse do to prevent the client’s hips from rolling outward?

• Apply therapeutic socks to the client’s feet.

• Place sandbags, wedges, or pillows along the client’s legs.

• Place a small pillow at the lumbar region of the client’s back.

• Place a pillow under the client’s calves.

Before the nurse moves a client into the prone position, what action to support the client’s spine should the nurse take?

• Place a small pillow under the shoulder.

• Use the affected arm as a guide during rolling.

• Place a pillow on their abdomen.

• Place rolled bath blankets along the dependent leg.

The nurse is preparing to logroll a client in bed. Why are two assistants needed on the side toward which the client is being turned?

• To position the pillows.

• To hold the extra pillows.

• To roll the client as a unit.

• To ease the client back onto the support pillows.

The nurse is preparing to use a slide board to transfer a client from the bed to a stretcher. The nurse will need at least _____ additional people to help with this transfer.

• four

• two

• one

• none

The nurse is preparing to move a client from the bed to a stretcher. What will the nurse do first?

• A. Cross the client's arms over his or her chest.

• B. Lower the side rails of the bed.

• C. Make sure the bed brakes are locked.

• D. Fanfold the draw sheet.