Moving, Handling, and Positioning

42 important questions on Moving, Handling, and Positioning

The _____ position is a type of prone position in which the patient lies on his or her abdomen with the hips flexed into an inverted "V" position.

Jackknife or Kraske position

Injury that results when two tissue planes are pulled in opposite directions is called

Shear injury

Injuries are reduced when health care providers use ?

Proper body mechanics
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To assist the patient when falling

ease the patient to the floor, while protecting the head

______ must be lower than the patient's body at all times.

Drainage collecting unit

______ must be higher than the patient's body.

Intravenous (IV) lines and fluid

Patients often want to "help" during transport. It is important for their safety that they are instructed to _____ when being transported.

Keep hands and arms inside of stretcher rails.

When passing through manually operated doors while transporting a patient ____

open the doors first and secure them open

If an emergency occurs while you are in the elevator transporting a patient, you should?

activate the emergency alarm system

______ is the best option to transfer an unconscious patient

The transfer board

Caregivers may accompany _____ patient to the surgical suite and stay through anesthesia induction

pediatric

The developmental age of the ____ is critical for communication to be effective

child

______ position drops the viscera into the lower abdominal cavity, which allows a clear view of the diaphragm, cardiac sphincter, and esophagus.

Reverse Trendelenburg position

The arm board is used during surgery to extend the arms away from the body at an angle under ?

90 degrees

Sequential compression devices (SCD) are used on patients having surgery to prevent

blood pooling

When lowering the patient's legs from the stirrups postoperatively, they are lowered _____.

together slowly

If a patient is in the reverse Trendelenburg position, sliding downward may cause an

shearing injury

The surgical team may begin positioning the patient only after the ______ gives his or her permission.

anesthesia care provider

The _____ position, or foot down position, is used when the surgeon requires unobstructed access to the upper abdominal cavity and lower esophagus.

reverse Trendelenburg position

Lying with the abdomen downward, the patient is in the _____ position.

Prone

A sitting position used for cranial and facial procedures is called the _____ position.

Fowler

If using " candy cane" attachments, the patient will be in the ____ position.

Lithotomy

A safety strap should be placed _______

just above the knees on a blanket

_____ people should be present during the transfer of a mobile and alert patient

two to three people

A _____, disoriented, or pediatric patient may attempt to climb out of the gurney or climb out of the crib and become entangled in side rails or climb over them and fall.

Weak

Position a morbidly obese patient on a _____ surgical table.

bariatric

When moving a patient, keep feet ____ to provide support

Well apart

Severe swelling and tissue injury caused by constriction of the blood and lymph is called ?

Compartment syndrome

Loss of blood supply to a body part either by compression or as a result of a blockage in the blood vessel.

Ischemia

The normal anatomical movement of an extremity

Range of motion

A surgical treatment for compartment syndrome in which the fascia is incised to release severe tissue swelling

Fasciotomy

Tissue injury caused by continuous pressure over an area is called?

Compression injury

A clot of blood, air, organic material, or a foreign body that moves freely in the vascular system is called?

Embolus

Flexion of a joint beyond its normal anatomical range is called?

Hyperflexion

Wheels on bed, wheelchair, or stretcher are locked is safe patient ?

transferring

Always warn the patient of bumps or other unfamiliar movement. This is safe patient?

transport

Cover patient, apply safety strap, and raise rails. This is safe patient?

transport

Knowing ahead of time what the surgical procedure will require is safe patient

positioning

Requires the use of adequate padding, safety strap, and adequate help is safe patient?

positioning

Requires verifying the patient's identity first is safe patient?

transport

Never move any part of the body against resistance is safe patient?

positioning

Untangle and move lines, tubes, and equipment first, then the patient is safe patient?

transferring

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