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Module 2: Safety and Mobility

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  • Gloves should be worn when:
    All of the colors
    Dealing with open sores
    Dealing with soil equipment or laundry
    Dealing with body fluids
  • Most common infections occur in the lungs in health care settings
    False
    True
  • What does ROM stand for?
    Risk or Motion
    Read only memory
    Range of Muscles
    Range of motion
  • Below is an example of:
    Flexion
    Extension
    Abduction
    Adduction
  • Shivering cools you off
    False
    True
  • A client is on bedrest. Which of the following is true regarding position changes for the client?
    Protects support worker from injury and fallsworkers
    Helps prevent pressure ulcers and contractures
    Causes discomfort and restlessness
    This is not done unless ordered by the doctor
  • Below is an example of:
    Active-Assistive ROM Exercises
    Passive ROM Exercises
    Active ROM Exercises
    Both Red and Blue
  • What Position is this?
    High Fowler
    Supine
    Low Fowler
    Prone
  • When cleaning equipment you should
    Use a brush
    Wash the item with warm water and soap
    None of these
    Wash the item with cold water and soap
  • Below is an example of:
    Flexion
    Dorsiflextion
    Rotation
    Extension
  • The symbol below stands for
    Corrosive Materials
    Biohazardous Materials
    Flameable Materials
    Poisonous and Infectious Materials
  • When preventing as a PSW you should
    Place the call bell within reach
    Make sure footwear in nonskid
    All the color
    Put the height of the bed in the lowest position
  • Nerves are easily damaged but heal quickly
    False
    True
  • Below is an example of
    Rotation
    Flexion
    Hyperextension
    Extension
  • Choose the right statement:
    Never has to be changed during your shift
    Used for airborne or droplet transmission
    Used when touching body fluids
    Used when in direct skin to skin contact
  • What type of restraint is this?
    Mechanical Restraint
    Environmental Restraint
    Physical Restraint
    Chemical Restraint
  • The symbol below stands for
    Corrosive Materials
    Explosive Materials
    Compressed Gas
    Environmental Hazard
  • A semi fowler position is 15-30 degrees
    False
    True
  • Define transfer
    Moving a client from one place to another when client can bear body weight
    Repositioning a client without changing locations
    Moving from one facility to a new facility
    Using a lift to transfer a client able to bear weight
  • What does the acronym R.A.C.E stand for:
    Run, Activate, Control, Evaluate
    React, Alarm, Control, Escape
    Remove, Alert, Contain, Extinguish/Evacuate
    Remove, Alert, Contain, Escape
  • You find a patient on the floor, you assess for potential injury and hazards
    False
    True
  • Body mechanics is the alignment of the body.
    False
    True
  • Three major causes of fire in home/LTC facilities are
    Electric kettles, electric heaters, and TV
    Smoking, dressing, and electric blankets
    Hot water bottles, smoking, and crock pots
    Unsafe smoking, cooking accidents, and faulty electrical
  • Below is an example of
    External Rotation
    Hyper Extension
    Internal Rotation
    Abduction
  • What is the term for the activity depicted below
    Gait Training
    Ambulation
    Stridation
    Immobility
  • The symbol below stands for:
    Flameable
    Compressed Gas
    Poisonous and Infectious Materials
    Biohazardous Materials
  • A client has a local infection. The PSW understands that a local infection occurs in which of the following?
    A body part
    The whole body
    Normal flora
  • What is the best way to sterilize?
    Hand Hygiene
    PPE
    Asepsis
    Autoclave
  • What type of restraint is this?
    Biohazard Restraint
    Physical Restraint
    Environmental Restraint
    Chemical Restraint
  • When lifting heavy items, you should lift with your legs, not your back.
    True
    False
  • A high fowler position is between 45 to 90 degrees
    True
    False
  • WHMIS stands for Workplace Hazardous Information Sheet
    True
    False
  • A client is in bed and unable to move on their own. How often should the client be repositioned?
    At least every shift
    At least every 4 hours
    At least every 2 hours
    At least every hour
  • What position is this?
    Sims
    Fowler
    Semi Fowler
    Lateral
  • Log rolling keeps the spine straight:
    False
    True
  • The below image is an example of what position:
    Semi Fowler
    Sims
    High Fowler
    Supine
  • The symbol below stands for:
    Corrosive Material
    Compressed Gas
    Environmental Hazard
    Biohazardous Materials
  • To protect the client from harm, the PSW should do which of the following:
    Follow the client’s care plan
    Explain all safety rules to the client
    Check on the client every hour
    Keep the bed in the low position with bed rails raised
  • Older adults are at great risk for shearing. The PSW should always do which of the following when moving client in bed?
    Use a turning pad when moving older adults.
    Make sure you are not alone.
    Ask the client to count to three.
    Make sure the client has performed hand hygiene.
  • Muscles attached to bones are:
    Voluntary Muscles
    Cardiac Muscles
    Smooth Muscles
    Involuntary Muscles
  • Microorganisms need:
    Warm and light
    Cool and Dark
    Cool and Light
    Warm and dark
  • The symbol below stands for:
    Oxidizing Hazard
    Corrosive Material
    Exploding Bomb
    Health Hazard
  • Pathogens need all the following except:
    Nourishment
    Water
    Light
    Oxygen
  • The definition of body mechanics is
    The way in which body parts are positioned in relation to one another
    An important part of nonverbal communication
    A device that can elevate and move a person
    The movement of the body
  • Standard Precautions:
    Stress frequent hand washing
    Are used for all patients and clients
    All the colors
    Require gloves, masks, and gowns
  • Low fowler is 0 to 15 degrees
    False
    True
  • When moving a patient you should
    None of the other colors
    Keep them close to the side you are rolling them to
    Keep them low in the bed
    Keep them close to the far side you are rolling them to
  • A ball and socket joint allows for:
    Movement in all directions
    Muscle to be attached to bone
    Allows turning from side to side
    Movement in one direction
  • Define reposition:
    Changing the location of a client
    Moving a client with the use of a wheelchair
    Assisting a client walk with the use of a transfer belt
    Changing position of a client but not changing their location
  • To prevent the spread of germs, which of the following would you do?
    Clean from clean to dirty
    Use the appropriate PPE
    Use a damp cloth for dusting
    All of the colours
  • When lifting heavy objects you should aviod:
    Bending
    Turning
    Moving
    Twisting
  • Below is an example of passive ROM exercise:
    True
    False
  • What are the two types of restraints in the picture below?
    Environmental and Mechanical
    Mechanical and Physical
    Physical and Environmental
    Chemical and Physical
  • What best describes a mechanical lift?
    Transfer a client able to bear weight from one location to another
    Device used to assist with improving mobility
    Move a client unable to bear weight from one place to another using a lift
    Device used to move a client able to bear weight between locations
  • The symbol below stands for:
    Corrosive
    Compressed Gas
    Poisonous and Infectious (immediate effect)
    Flameable
  • When washing hands, the water should be
    warm
    cool
    as cold as you can comfortable stand
    as hot as you can comfortable stand
  • The Occupation Health and Safety Act directly regulates health/safety at work?
    False
    True
  • What is a prosthesis?
    an artificial body part
    to fight against
    germs; microbes
    to buy or obtain
  • Orthostatic hypotension is prevented by:
    Preventing deconditioning
    Measuring blood pressure
    Slowly changing positions
    Counting the pulse and respirations
  • Body alignment is:
    The same as body mechanics
    The area on which an object rests
    The base of support
    The way the head, trunk, and legs are aligned with each other
  • Fall are the most common accident in all settings
    False
    True
  • The purpose of the long bone is to
    Are thin, flat, and curved bones that protect organs
    Bear weight of the body
    Allow skill and ease in movement
    Are cube Shaped