Basic clinical skills Exam 2 Questions With Verified Answers.

Basic clinical skills Exam 2 Questions With Verified Answers. Maintaining precedes _____ - answerattaining For patients with hemiplasia, it is typically easier to have them sit up from their ____ side - answerweaker What must always be avoided post-spinal surgery? - answersegmental rolling of the spine For an SCI, what is the transitional level between independence and dependence in bed mobility? - answerC6 Generally, patients who tolerate ____ minutes at ____ degrees will tolerate standing? (tilt table) - answer20, 70 Why is the gait belt fitted to the narrow part of the waist? - answerif the patient begins to fall, the belt will move to the wider rib cage and give the clinician immediate, close contact with the trunk Where is a gait belt placed for patients with larger abdomens? - answerjust underneath the abdomen Where is a gait belt best placed for patients with significantly rounded backs? - answerhigher, but below the breasts in women In general, place the gait belt _____ - answerabove the vulnerable site- that way, if it slides up it will not cause injury Normal gait belt buckles should be placed _____; quick-release belts should be placed - answerin the front and slightly to the side; in the back to avoid inadvertent release with trunk flexion As a rule, how many fingers should fit beneath the gait belt? - answer2 At what dependency levels must a gait belt be used for transfers? - answer3 and 4 Why might a clinician choose not to use a gait belt for squat-pivot/stand pivot transfers? What dependency level typically performs these? - answerthe belt creates abnormal sensory input, highly functional patients may develop a dependency on the belt; 0 to 2 The use of gait belts significantly reduces incidence and severity of ____ - answerlow back pain among clinicians When adjusting the level of the bed for a seated transfer with a board, consider the height of the mattress ______ - answerwhen it is compressed At what level should the two surfaces involved in seated transfers with boards be? - answerexactly level Preferably, the board should sit under the ____ before sliding onto it - answerischial tuberosity For seated board transfer: where the ____ points, the force will follow - answerforearm Physically assisting a patient's sideways movement is most effectively done where? - answerat the hips Where does a clinician guard during a seated board transfer? - answerfrom the front, with hands over shoulders or with one hand on a gait belt Independent lateral transfers without the use of a board are similar to what transfer? - answersquat-pivot For a pivot transfer, a patient's feet should be as far ____ as possible, while they remain _____ on the floor - answerback, flat The position of which foot establishes the BoS directly under the patient's CoM? Keeping this in mind decreases what movements of the hip and knee, decreasing muscle force needed? - answerposterior; peak movements For seated-pivot transfers, moving the leading foot ____ prevents obstruction - answerforward Clinician position for pivot transfer - answerin front, knees and hips flexed; staggered foot position anteroposteriorly; hands grasp gait belt on either side of lumbar spine Blocking the knees creates _____ moment to conteract the ____ moment at the ____ and ____ - answerextension; flexion; hip and knee Pivoting toward what side is easier to the patient? - answerstronger Why might one choose not to pivot a patient toward the stronger side? - answerhemiplasia, injury, high or low muscle tone to that side, the presence of lines Never block a knee on a limb with _____ - answerrestricted WB