Surgical Technology 7th Edition Fuller Test Bank
Chapter 18: Moving, Handling, and Positioning the Surgical Patient
Fuller: Surgical Technology: Principles and Practice, 7th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Moving the arms away from the body is called _______________.
a. adduction
b. hyperextension
c. abduction
d. hyperflexion
ANS: C
Moving the arms away from the body is called abduction.
DIF: 2 REF: p. 344
2. 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.
a. Fowler
b. prone
c. jackknife or Kraske
d. dorsal recumbent
ANS: C
The jackknife or Kraske position is a type of prone position in which the patient lies on his
or her abdomen with the hips
N flexed
R I into G an
B.Cinverted
M “V” position.
U S N T O
DIF: 2 REF: p. 369
3. Injuries are reduced when health care providers use _____________.
a. proper body mechanics
b. restraints
c. lower back muscles when lifting patients
d. the stretcher to open a door
ANS: A
Injuries are reduced when health care providers use proper body mechanics.
DIF: 2 REF: p. 370
4. To assist the patient when falling, ______________________.
a. try to hold the patient up
b. keep your feet close together and knees straight
c. ease the patient to the floor, while protecting his or her head
d. once the patient is on the floor, seek help
ANS: C
To assist the patient when falling, ease the patient to the floor, while protecting his or her
head.
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DIF: 2 REF: p. 354
5. ____________________ must be lower than the patient’s body at all times.
a. Bed rails
b. The head of the bed
c. The extension boot on an orthopedic table
d. Drainage collecting units
ANS: D
Drainage collecting units (such as urinary or chest units) must remain lower than the
patient’s body at all times, and IV lines should be higher than the patient’s body.
DIF: 2 REF: p. 349
6. ______________________ must be higher than the patient’s body.
a. Drainage bags
b. Intravenous (IV) lines and fluid
c. The room temperature
d. Both B and C
ANS: B
Drainage collecting units (such as urinary or chest units) must remain lower than the
patient’s body at all times, and IV lines should be higher than the patient’s body. Secure IV
bags and other drainage units to the gurney.
DIF: 2 REF: p. 349
7. When passing through manually
N R I G B.C M
U Soperated
N T doorsOwhile transporting a patient,
___________________.
a. push the foot of the stretcher forward against the door to open it
b. open the doors first and secure them open
c. always wait for someone to come through the door to help you
d. shout for someone to help you
ANS: B
When passing through manually operated doors while transporting a patient, open the doors
first and secure them open.
DIF: 2 REF: p. 350
8. Caregivers may accompany a(n) ________ patient to the surgical suite and stay through
anesthesia induction.
a. combative
b. trauma
c. unresponsive
d. pediatric
ANS: D
Caregivers may accompany a pediatric patient to the surgical suite and stay through
anesthesia induction.
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Chapter 18: Moving, Handling, and Positioning the Surgical Patient
Fuller: Surgical Technology: Principles and Practice, 7th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Moving the arms away from the body is called _______________.
a. adduction
b. hyperextension
c. abduction
d. hyperflexion
ANS: C
Moving the arms away from the body is called abduction.
DIF: 2 REF: p. 344
2. 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.
a. Fowler
b. prone
c. jackknife or Kraske
d. dorsal recumbent
ANS: C
The jackknife or Kraske position is a type of prone position in which the patient lies on his
or her abdomen with the hips
N flexed
R I into G an
B.Cinverted
M “V” position.
U S N T O
DIF: 2 REF: p. 369
3. Injuries are reduced when health care providers use _____________.
a. proper body mechanics
b. restraints
c. lower back muscles when lifting patients
d. the stretcher to open a door
ANS: A
Injuries are reduced when health care providers use proper body mechanics.
DIF: 2 REF: p. 370
4. To assist the patient when falling, ______________________.
a. try to hold the patient up
b. keep your feet close together and knees straight
c. ease the patient to the floor, while protecting his or her head
d. once the patient is on the floor, seek help
ANS: C
To assist the patient when falling, ease the patient to the floor, while protecting his or her
head.
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, Surgical Technology 7th Edition Fuller Test Bank
DIF: 2 REF: p. 354
5. ____________________ must be lower than the patient’s body at all times.
a. Bed rails
b. The head of the bed
c. The extension boot on an orthopedic table
d. Drainage collecting units
ANS: D
Drainage collecting units (such as urinary or chest units) must remain lower than the
patient’s body at all times, and IV lines should be higher than the patient’s body.
DIF: 2 REF: p. 349
6. ______________________ must be higher than the patient’s body.
a. Drainage bags
b. Intravenous (IV) lines and fluid
c. The room temperature
d. Both B and C
ANS: B
Drainage collecting units (such as urinary or chest units) must remain lower than the
patient’s body at all times, and IV lines should be higher than the patient’s body. Secure IV
bags and other drainage units to the gurney.
DIF: 2 REF: p. 349
7. When passing through manually
N R I G B.C M
U Soperated
N T doorsOwhile transporting a patient,
___________________.
a. push the foot of the stretcher forward against the door to open it
b. open the doors first and secure them open
c. always wait for someone to come through the door to help you
d. shout for someone to help you
ANS: B
When passing through manually operated doors while transporting a patient, open the doors
first and secure them open.
DIF: 2 REF: p. 350
8. Caregivers may accompany a(n) ________ patient to the surgical suite and stay through
anesthesia induction.
a. combative
b. trauma
c. unresponsive
d. pediatric
ANS: D
Caregivers may accompany a pediatric patient to the surgical suite and stay through
anesthesia induction.
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