Patient Positioning and Transfers | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

0%

0 0 0

Back Restart

Where do you place the pillow when you are about to move the patient to the HOB?

Pillow between the headboard and the patient's head

Which device is used to help with vertical movement of the patient?

Mechanical Patient lift

When would a table across someone's lap be considered a restraint?

When the patient does not have the physical or mental ability to remove it.

T/F When transferring a patient with one-sided paralysis, lead with the patient's weak side

True

What position is a person in if they are lying on their abdomen?

Prone

What kind of transfer might you choose if your patient could stand, but could not walk?

Stand pivot

T/F Keep your feet close together when transferring a patient

True

What are two reasons (contraindications) that you would not use the gait belt?

Ostomy, abdominal surgery, pregnancy, abdominal wound

How often must we release restraints and provide range of motion exercises?

Every two hours

What is the term for: Separating a patient from others against his or her will?

(Involuntary) Seclusion

What R&B trio brought us the hit entitled "Waterfalls" in 1994?

TLC

When moving a patient with a transfer belt, where does the CNA place their hands?

In the back of the belt, just past under the arms.

Many falls occur when the patient is trying to do what ADL?

Go to the bathroom on their own.

T/F Restraints are often a cause of serious injury

True

Give one safety rule for using the hydraulic patient lift

Two people at all times, one must be 18, must be trained in use, pad without rips or tears.

Which side do you place the wheelchair for a transfer if the patient has a weak side?

Place the wheelchair on the strong side.

T/F For good posture and even weight distribution, the patient's feet should be at a 45 degree angle to the lower legs when seated in the chair

True

What do you do if you are present for a patient who is transferring independently for the first time?

Have a gait belt on them, and be ready to assist if needed only

T/F Thermal injuries result from chemicals being splashed on the skin

True

T/F When beginning a procedure, it is not necessary to provide privacy if no one else is in the room

False

What Boy Band headed by Justin Timberlake was "Tearin up Our Hearts" in 1997?

N*Sync

T/F when seating a patient in a chair, be sure the patient's back is next to the back of the chair

True

What is a situation that might increase a patient's risk of falls?

Confused mental status, unmet needs

Why do we frequently reposition our patients?

Prevents deformities and skin breakdown

When using the mechanical lift to move a patient, the leg spreader of the machine should be open or closed?

Open 45 degrees

Which muscles do you use to lift your patients?

Strong leg muscles. Bend from the hip and the knees

How many degrees would you elevate the head of the bed if the patient was to be in Fowler's Position?

45-60 degrees

What is proper body alignment?

Keeping the patient in a position of function