WorksheetsCNA: Patient positioning & ambulation
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 37mins
Proper body mechanics are best defined as:
properly using your body to facilitate a lift or move
using a minimum of three people for any lift
contracting the body's muscles to lift and move things
lifting with your back and not your legs
Position of lying on stomach
lateral
supine
prone
Fowler's position
Position of lying on side
Trendelenberg
lateral
supine
prone
Position of lying on back
reverse-Trendelenberg
prone
lateral
supine
Handle used for support by patients
transfer belt
grab bar
transfer sliding board
crutches
When lifting a patient, your feet should be placed:
one in front of the other
shoulder-width apart
as wide as possible
as close together as possible
Which position is the patient in?
Trendelenberg
Reverse Trendelenberg
Fowler's
Prone
Which position is the patient in?
Lateral Recumbent
Fowler's
Trendelenberg
Prone
Patient lies on the left side with left arm behind the back, left knee is slightly bent, and right knee is flexed sharply
Knee-chest position
Sims' Position
Trendelenburg Position
Modified Trendelenburg Position
You move on the count of "3" to
save time
distract the person from the move
move the person smoothly
move the person slowly
Before you move a person, you must know what the person is able to do
true
false
Which statement about back injuries is true?
back injuries cannot be prevented
pain when assuming normal posture is a symptom of a back injury
nursing center staff are at low risk
bending to change bed linens does not cause back injuries
Patients are repositioned at least every
Which prevents the hip from turning outward?
a cane
a foot-board
a trochanter roll
leg brace
When assisting with ambulation
use a gait belt if the person is weak or unsteady
the person can shuffle or slide when walking after bedrest
encouragge the person to walk quickly
walk on the person's strong side
