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WorksheetsCh 8 PCT Positioning, Transfer, & Ambulation
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which of the following statements is true of positioning?
Patients will not need help getting into comfortable positions or changing positions.
Constant pressure on an area helps prevent skin problems.
PCTs should check patients’ skin each time they are repositioned.
Bedbound patients should be repositioned every 3 hours.
How often should bedbound patients be repositioned?
At least every 2 hours
Once per shift
Twice a day
At least every 3 hours
A patient who is lying on either her left or her right side is in the (a) position.
Sims’
Lateral
Prone
Fowler’s
A patient who has her head and shoulders elevated and is in a semisitting position (45 to 60 degrees) is in the (a) position.
Sims’
Fowler’s
Prone
Lateral
A patient who is lying on her stomach with her arms at her sides is in the (a) position.
Sims’
Fowler’s
Prone
Lateral
A patient who is lying flat on his back with his head and shoulders supported by a pillow is in the (a) position.
Sims’
Fowler’s
Prone
Supine
Dangling means
Sitting up with legs over side of bed
Sitting up in a chair with feet on floor
Lying in bed with feet over side of bed
Hanging both arms over chair rests
When using a transfer belt, the PCT should
Place it underneath the patient’s clothing
Place it around the patient’s shoulders
Place it around a patient’s chest
Place it over the patient’s clothing
When transferring patients who have a strong side and a weak side, the PCT should plan the move so that
The stronger side moves first
The weaker side moves first
Both feet move at the same time
The wheelchair moves first
Which of the following is true of mechanical lifts?
Mechanical lifts prevent injury.
It is safer for the PCT to lift patients without the use of a mechanical lift.
There is only one kind of mechanical lift.
When using a mechanical lift, the PCT should pump it approximately 5 feet over the bed before moving the patient.
If a patient starts to fall, the best thing a PCT can do is to
Catch the patient under the arms to stop the fall
Widen her stance and bring the patient’s body close to her if she can do so safely
Lock her knees
Move out of the way
Which of the following canes has 4 rubber-tipped feet?
Quad cane
Functional grip cane
C cane
Crutch cane
When a patient is walking, he is
Ambulating
Accessorizing
Abducting
Adducting
How should a patient use a cane to aid ambulation?
Place the cane about 6 inches in front of his weaker leg
Place the cane about 6 inches in front of his stronger leg
Take the cane along in case he gets tired
Allow the cane to drag about 6 inches behind him
What should a PCT do if a patient’s walker seems too short for the patient to use properly?
The PCT should adjust the height of the walker for the patient.
The PCT should inform the nurse.
The PCT should see if the patient can adjust the height of the walker.
The PCT should suggest to the patient that she needs a new one.
