Keep residents body _ to your body to decrease the chance of injury when transferring them.

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When assisting a patient/resident with left sided weakness to transfer from the bed to a chair, the chair should be located: on which side of the bed

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The purpose of a gait belt is to Assist in transferring a dependent patient/resident and protect both the patient/resident and Nurse Assistant from

(a)  

_ is allowing then resident to sit on side of bed a few minutes before transfers or ambulation.

(a)  

What is this device called?

(a)  

After positioning resident in wheelchair _ brakes.

(a)  

To sit up with the feet over the side of the bed for a moment to regain balance.

(a)  

You need to transfer Mr. H with a transfer belt. The belt is applied:

(a)  

A method of moving a person as a unit without disturbing their body alignment.

(a)  

When ambulating, a patient/resident should be wearing shoes

(a)  

The Nurse Assistant has been asked to assist a patient/resident with ambulation. During the procedure, the Nurse Assistant should walk slightly _ and to one side of patient/resident providing support with the gait belt

(a)  

When the Nurse Assistant is moving a patient/resident toward the head of the bed, they should remove The _ from under the patient’s/resident’s head and place it against the headboard

(a)  

When a patient/resident is in good body alignment it means that the patient’s/resident’s:

(a)  

Lying on the abdomen with the head turned to one side

(a)  

Miss Polly Walker has the head of her bed elevated 60 degrees. This position is referred to as:

(a)  

The patient/resident is positioned in bed with the head of the bed in a partial sitting position at a 45 degree angle. This position is referred to as the _ position

(a)  

Lying on the back; comfortable for most residents

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Lying on the stomach; uncomfortable for many people; used if required for medical condition or requested by resident

(a)  

Head of bed raised 35 to 40 degrees

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When transferring a patient/resident with a mechanical lift (Hoyer lift), the patient’s/resident’s arms should be on his/her

(a)  

Once an object has been lifted, the Nurse Assistant should keep the object as _ to the body as possible.

(a)  

The best reason to use proper body mechanics is to _ _ to the patient as well as the Nurse Assistant

(a)  

Your patient/resident is paralyzed from the waist down (paraplegia) and has maintained good upper body strength. The patient/resident wants to be able to move himself in bed, somewhat, without assistance. Which piece of equipment might be used for this purpose?

(a)