NEW
Font size
WorksheetsAES - Safety Precautions: Body Mechanics
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Why should your feet be shoulder-width apart when lifting?
Keeps you from breaking the item
Prevents you from dropping the item
Helps you maintain balance
Meredith needs to transfer Mr. Grey to a wheelchair and take him to therapy. After putting on the transfer belt, Meredith realizes that Mr. Grey is too heavy for her to lift alone. What should she do next?
Cancel Mr. Grey's therapy session.
Ask another healthcare worker for help.
Ask Mr. Grey to try harder to stand by himself.
Why must proper technique be followed for a patient transfer?
To avoid a lawsuit
To maintain comfort
To avoid the patient becoming annoyed
To prevent injury
What is the most common type of injury experienced by healthcare workers?
Accidental needlesticks
Stomach ulcers
Infectious diseases
Back injury
What is the best way to push an object?
By leaning into the object with your body weight
By using your hip and leg muscle
By using your upper body strength
By pushing with the strength in your arms
How should employees and patients move their feet when preparing to move in a different direction?
Slide feet until the body is pointing to the right direction
Keep feet still while turning the body in the right direction
Keep body still while turning the feet to the right direction
In short pivots until they point in the direction they want to travel
Always bend at your ____.
hips and knees
back
ankles
waist
For whom is proper body mechanics especially useful?
Patients who need to lose weight for health reasons
Those preparing for a marathon and those needing to get into shape
People who want to complete strength training
Patients in rehab and geriatric patients adapting to limitations
Which of the following situations is best handled by the Fowler's bed position?
A patient needs to be made comfortable after being admitted for a back wound.
An older patient in a hospital room has respiratory problems.
You must limit a patient's movement in the surgical recovery room.
You need to keep an unconscious patient's airway clear.
During a patient transfer from bed to wheelchair, where should the wheelchair be placed?
In an open space with the seat facing the bed
Anywhere in the room
Beside the bed and against the wall
At the foot of the bed
Which muscles are the strongest in your body?
Back muscles
Arm muscles
Stomach muscles
Leg muscles
How should the bed be positioned when preparing to transfer a patient from the bed to the wheelchair?
At lowest position with the head at least at a 45-degree angle
At the highest position with the head at least at a 90-degree angle
At a middle position with the head flat and level with the body
At the lowest position with the head at a 95-degree angle
Why would a patient need to be in the Prone position?
To limit the patient's movement
Back treatment or examination
To keep airways clear
To treat cardiovascular problems
Which of the following pieces of equipment can help a patient use his or her body correctly?
Walker
Cane
Crutches
Wheelchair
All of the above
What should a healthcare worker do first if a patient starts falling?
Call for help.
Scream at the patient.
Lower patient to closest flat surface.
Fall with the patient.
What is body mechanics?
The need to be in good physical shape in order to properly care for patients
A list of ways to use as much of your strength as possible
Positioning the body in ways that prevent injury
Correct stretching prior to doing physical work
Which of the following are benefits of maintaining proper body mechanics?
Saves energy
Looks good when doing it
Helps you lose weight
Makes you stronger
In what position is a patient lying on the back?
Semi-Fowler's
Supine
Full-Fowler's
Prone
