Module 3 Nur1410 Lab Quiz

Front 1

Is it important to obtain adequate assistance to maintain proper body mechanics?

Back 1

Yes

Front 2

To maintain proper body mechanics, it is important to work at _______ level.

Back 2

waist

Front 3

To maintain proper body mechanics, it is important to work _____ the area involved.

Back 3

close to/near

Front 4

True or false: to maintain proper body mechanics, reaching is important.

Back 4

False! You want to avoid stretching, reaching and twisting.

Front 5

True or false: to maintain proper body mechanics, you want to avoid stretching, reaching and twisting.

Back 5

true

Front 6

What needs to occur to complete a proper pivot?

Back 6

having one foot in front of the other, raising your heals, and turning the body ninety degrees with the body aligned.

Front 7

True or false: Before you move an object, you want to narrow your stance.

Back 7

False

Front 8

What steps should be taken before you move an object?

Back 8

- widen stance, flex knees, hips and ankles.

- contract gluteals, abdominal, leg and arm muscles

- push, pull, roll or turn rather than lift.

Front 9

True or false: personal hygiene promotes physical and psychological well-being

Back 9

true

Front 10

True or false: nurses should provide total care for all patients regardless of the patient's personal abilities to clean themselves

Back 10

false. Nurses should give only the care that patients cannot or should not provide for themselves

Front 11

true or false: nurses should respect individual patient preferences when it comes to personal hygiene

Back 11

true

Front 12

true or false: personal hygeine care is carried out at specific, rigid times only.

Back 12

false. Nurses should provide personal hygiene care frequently enough to promote personal hygeine and wellness as needed. This is indidividual depending on the patient and the circumstances

Front 13

What are the types of hygeine care?

Back 13

There is early morning care, AM care, afternoon care, HS care, as neeeded care

Front 14

True or false: bathing helps relax a restless patient

Back 14

true

Front 15

true or false: bathing is not a muscoleskeletal exercise

Back 15

false. bathing is a muskoleskeletal exercise

Front 16

true or false: bathing improves a patient's self image

Back 16

true

Front 17

true or false: bathing provides sensory input

Back 17

true

Front 18

true or false: nurses should always try to delegate bathing because it doesn't really help nurses with the nursing process

Back 18

false. bathing is an excellent time to assess your patient

Front 19

true or false: as a nurse, bathing your patient can help strengthen the relationship you have with your patient

Back 19

true

Front 20

true or false: It is important for a nurse to consider the cost of supplies while bathing a patient.

Back 20

true: cost effectiveness is an important reality affecting the day to day practice of nursing care!

Front 21

true or false: the safety of the patient doesn't matter while bathing.

Back 21

false: safety always matters!

Front 22

While bathing your patient, you would want to go from the _______ area to the ________ area.

Back 22

cleanest to dirtiest

Front 23

True or false: While bathing a patient, you would clean the dirtiest areas of the patient's body first.

Back 23

False: you would clean the cleanest area first. You go from cleanest to dirtiest (do not want to contaminate the cleaner areas!)

Front 24

True or false: while providing perineal care on a female, the nurse would spread the labia and move the washcloth from the anal area toward the pubic area.

Back 24

false: while providing perineal care on a female, it is important to remember that the nurse must clean from the labia to the anal area (front to back!)

Front 25

True or false: while providing perineal care on a female, the nurse would spread the labia and move the washcloth from the labia to the anal area.

Back 25

true

Front 26

True or false: while providing perineal care on a female, the nurse would first spread the _______.

Back 26

labia

Front 27

True or false: while providing perineal care on males and females, the nurse should use a clean portion of the washcloth for each stroke.

Back 27

true

Front 28

While providing perineal care on males and females, the nurse should proceed from the ______ contaminated areas to the _______ contaminated areas.

Back 28

most to least (the nurse should clean from cleanest to dirtiest so as to avoid contaminating the clean areas!)

Front 29

True or false: while providing perineal care on a male, the nurse would wash the shaft of the penis using upward strokes away from the pubic area.

Back 29

False; while providing perineal care on a male, the nurse would wash the shaft of the penis using downward strokes toward the pubic area.

Front 30

True or false: while providing perineal care on a male, the nurse would wash the shaft of the pnis using downwards strokes towards the pubic area

Back 30

true

Front 31

While providing perineal care on a male, the nurse would clean the _____ of the penis first.

Back 31

tip

Front 32

While providing perineal care on a male, the nurse would clean the tip of the penis first, moving the washcloth in what motion/direction?

Back 32

circular motion from the meatus outwards

Front 33

It is important for a nurse to keep in mind the patient's preferences when it comes to oral care. What type of preferences would a patient have regarding oral care?

Back 33

frequency, time of day, type of hygeine products used

Front 34

True or false: some patients may have physical activity limitations that would require assistance from the nurse to complete oral care

Back 34

true

Front 35

True or false: a nurse needs a physician order to apply antiembolism stockings to a patient

Back 35

true

Front 36

What is a common term for antiembolism stockings?

Back 36

ted hose

Front 37

Antiembolism stockings are used for patients at risk for what?

Back 37

venous thromboembolism and pulmonary embolism

Front 38

Antiembolism stockings help prevent ________.

Back 38

phlebitis

Front 39

What is phlebitis?

Back 39

inflammation of a vein due to a blod clot. Usually in the legs.

Front 40

How do antiembolism stockings help prevent phelebitis?

Back 40

By applying pressure, the speed of blood flow is increased, promoting proper circulation and promoting venous return to the heart.

Front 41

What types of medications would a nurse expect to see ordered in conjunction with antiembolism stockings or pneumatic compression devices?

Back 41

anticoagulants

Front 42

Explain why anticoagulants are often used in conjunction with antiembolism stockings and/or pneumatic compression devices.

Back 42

All three (anticoagulants, antiembolism stockings and pneumatic compression devices) help prevent blod clots by promoting circulation.

Front 43

How do pneumatic compression devices work?

Back 43

Intermittent compression pushes blood from the smaller blood vessels into deeper vessels and into the femoral veins.

Front 44

What does it mean to say "prevention of thrombosis formation?"

Back 44

preventing blood clots from forming

Front 45

Picture a regular bedpan

Back 45

grey ones at work

Front 46

Picture a fracture bedpan

Back 46

pink ones at work

Front 47

True or false: when you put a patient on a bedpan you should raise the head of the bed so that the patient is in an almost sitting position.

Back 47

True

Front 48

True or false: when you put a patient on a fracture pan you should raise the head of the bed so that the patient is an almost sitting position

Back 48

false. fracture pans are used when a patient shouldn't have the head of the bed raised too much for a variety of reasons

Front 49

A bed with the sheets turned down is called a (n) ______ bed.

Back 49

open

Front 50

A bed with the sheets pulled up is called a (n) ______ bed.

Back 50

closed

Front 51

A bed with a patient in it is a (n) _______ bed.

Back 51

occupied

Front 52

A bed without a patient in it is a (n) ________ bed.

Back 52

unoccupied

Front 53

True or false: During postmortem care, it is not important for the nurse to care for the body because the patient is already dead.

Back 53

False. It is very important that the nurse care for the body and treat the body with respect. That was a person!!

Front 54

True or false: During postmortem care, it is inappropriate for the nurse to cry with the family.

Back 54

False. it is okay for a nurse to cry with the family as long as the nurse doesn't neglect her other duties

Front 55

True or false: It is okay for a nurse to neglect her/his other patient's if one of the nurse's patients has passed away and postmortem care is required.

Back 55

False. A nurse must care for all her/his patients at all times.

Front 56

True or false: During postmortem care, it is important that the nurse cares for the family.

Back 56

true

Front 57

What does a "patient's mobility status" entail?

Back 57

it entails asessing a patient's movement! (general ease of movement, gait and posture, alighnment, joint structure and function), muscle mass, tone, and strength

Front 58

True or false: alignment is important to note when assessing a patient's mobility.

Back 58

true

Front 59

What is safe handling?

Back 59

safe handling is a concept dealing with maintaining safety as a high priority when ambulating patients.

Front 60

What does safe handling entail?

Back 60

assessing the patient, having enough assistance, removing obstacles, proper equipment, having a plan, preparing the patient and using proper body mechanics