Mosby's Essentials for Nursing
Assistants- Chapter 10 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
1. Bed rail - ANSWER--a tool that serves as a protect or barrier alongside the side of
the bed
2. How can you assist someone who is falling? - ANSWER--Don't attempt to prevent the
fall.
-Bring the man or woman as near you as possible.
-Ease the man or woman to the ground.
-Don't let the man or woman stand up earlier than the nurse assessments for
accidents.
3. How ought to the bed be placed? - ANSWER--Lowest horizontal function feasible to
the reduce the space between the floor and the mattress
4. Rules for Transfer/Gait Belt - ANSWER--do not depart excess strap dangling (tuck
into the belt)
-take a look at with the nurse and care plan before the usage of a gait belt if the
man or woman has a condition together with his/her stomach
-never apply over bare skin
-in no way applied on the breasts or immediately over the spine or belly button
-ensure that you can slide an open, flat hand below the belt
5. Transfer (Gait) Belt - ANSWER--tool used to assist a person who's unsteady or
disabled
-save you falls and inuries
6. What are some fall threat elements? - ANSWER--Balance troubles.
-Blood stress
-confusion
-Drug facet effects
-Elimination (special wishes)
-Foot issues
-History of falls
-Sleep issues
7. What are the dangers of mattress rails? - ANSWER--Entrapment
-the person can get stuck, trapped, entangled, or tangled
8. When are the bed wheels locked? - ANSWER--At all instances besides when moving
the bed
-ensure bed wheels are locked while giving bedside nursing care and while
shifting the person to and from the mattress
-ensure this is the equal for wheelchair transfers
Assistants- Chapter 10 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
1. Bed rail - ANSWER--a tool that serves as a protect or barrier alongside the side of
the bed
2. How can you assist someone who is falling? - ANSWER--Don't attempt to prevent the
fall.
-Bring the man or woman as near you as possible.
-Ease the man or woman to the ground.
-Don't let the man or woman stand up earlier than the nurse assessments for
accidents.
3. How ought to the bed be placed? - ANSWER--Lowest horizontal function feasible to
the reduce the space between the floor and the mattress
4. Rules for Transfer/Gait Belt - ANSWER--do not depart excess strap dangling (tuck
into the belt)
-take a look at with the nurse and care plan before the usage of a gait belt if the
man or woman has a condition together with his/her stomach
-never apply over bare skin
-in no way applied on the breasts or immediately over the spine or belly button
-ensure that you can slide an open, flat hand below the belt
5. Transfer (Gait) Belt - ANSWER--tool used to assist a person who's unsteady or
disabled
-save you falls and inuries
6. What are some fall threat elements? - ANSWER--Balance troubles.
-Blood stress
-confusion
-Drug facet effects
-Elimination (special wishes)
-Foot issues
-History of falls
-Sleep issues
7. What are the dangers of mattress rails? - ANSWER--Entrapment
-the person can get stuck, trapped, entangled, or tangled
8. When are the bed wheels locked? - ANSWER--At all instances besides when moving
the bed
-ensure bed wheels are locked while giving bedside nursing care and while
shifting the person to and from the mattress
-ensure this is the equal for wheelchair transfers
