answers
If a patient is in respiratory distress which patient position should be utilized?
a.) prone
b.) high fowlers
c.) semi fowlers
d.) sims position - correct answer high fowlers
pt semi-sits with head raised at an angle of 45 to 90 degree off the table
used for respiratory distress
If a patient needs an enema tip insertion which patient position should be utilized?
a.) prone
b.) high fowlers
c.) semi fowlers
d.) sims position - correct answer sims position
the patient lies on either left or right side with the forward arm flexed and the posterior arm extended
behind the body. the body is inclined slightly forward with the top knee bent sharply and the bottom
knee slightly. This position is frequently used for diagnostic imaging of the lower bowel as an aid in
inserting the enema tip
If a patient needs improved venous return which patient position should be utilized?
, a.) prone
b.) Trendelenburg
c.) semi fowlers
d.) sims position - correct answer Patients head is lower than the rest of their body
used for promotion of venous return in patients with inadequate peripheral perfusion caused by disease
What positions must a person with COPD avoid?
from the list identify all that apply:
-prone
-trendelenburg
-semi fowlers
-sims position
-high fowlers
-supine - correct answer prone
supine
sims position
a patient has been lying in a urine-soaked sheet, the skin on their thigh is cold (in pressure areas) and
blanching. A small ulcer soon appears. what skin condition should we be concerned about? - correct
answer skin ischemia
ERCP stands for...? - correct answer endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
Orthostatic hypotension is? - correct answer hypotension caused by a sudden loss of bp when a person
stands up suddenly
Purpose of lateral bending for scoliosis views? - correct answer when the patient preforms lateral
bending the compensatory curve will straighten out