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26 Cards in this Set
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What does the Sims's position do??
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Distributes the weight on the clavicle, humerus, and anterior ilium.
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Dorsiflexion of the feet can be prevented by using:
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Hi top sneakers
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When placing an elderly patient in the Fowler's position, you must:
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Raise the head of the bed to 45 degrees.
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A common pressure point for a patient in the supine position is the:
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Heels
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The oblique side lying (lateral) position is helpful because??
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It takes pressure off of the trochanter and shoulder
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When dangling a patient, monitor for??
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Orthostatic hypotension and dizziness.
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When a patient falls, you document in the nurses notes??
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Any patient-stated cause of fall
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What are the three basic positions?
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Supine, side-lying, prone
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What are positions that are variations on the supine position?
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Fowlers (head of bed raised 60-90 degrees)
Semi-fowlers (head of bed raised 30-60 degrees) Low Fowler's (head of bed raised 15-30 degrees) |
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What are nursing diagnoses commonly used for problems in movement?
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1. Risk for injury
2. Impaired physical mobility 3. Risk for impaired skin integrity 4. Impaired walking |
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What are the two main factors in development of pressure ulcers?
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1. Shearing force
2. Pressure |
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Balance of the body is maintained by??
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A line of gravity passing through the base of support
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Prolonged pressure on the sacrum causes the skin, blood vessels, and muscles to:
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Become compact and flattened out
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If you feed a patient from a tray, and he moves a piece of bread in his hand to his mouth, what movement does he use?
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Internal rotation of the shoulder
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When you are ambulating a patient for the first time after a stroke on the left side what do you do?
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Encourage him to walk as normally as possible and have his right heel strike the ground first.
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If a stroke patient should fall, the probable reason is that:
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His affected leg is unable to support the weight of the body.
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Before transferring a patient from bed to chair, the nurse should??
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Tighten the abdominal, gluteal, and thigh muscles before starting the transfer.
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If you are doing ROM on a patient, and you raise the patient's arm straight out from the side to shoulder height, this is called??
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abduction
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Common positioning devices include what??
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pillows, boots, splints, high-top sneakers, trochanter rolls, sandbags, trapeze bars, siderails, and bedboards
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What is the technique where the patient is turned as a single unit?
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Logrolling
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Lift sheet supports the patient where?
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From the shoulders to below the buttocks.
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Transferring devices include what??
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mechanical lifts, roller boards, slide boards, lift or pull sheets, and transfer or gait belts
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________motions are better than __________ motions
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Pulling Pushing
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Wheelchairs and stretchers are pushed to __________??
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Maintain alignment
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If a patient is weak or partially paralyzed on one side, which side do you support him on??
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The unaffected side
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A transfer belt is also called what??
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gait belt
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