Body Mechanics and Patient Mobility
Which profession has the highest workers' compensation claims?
A. Iron workers
B. CNAs
C. Farmers
D. Nurses - B. CNAs
Which system must be protected to minimize injury to the nurse and patient?
A. Respiratory
B. Musculoskeletal
C. Cardiovascular
D. Gastrointestinal - B. Musculoskeletal
The patient states the doctor informed her that her cervical spine is out of alignment. This means the
cervical spine:
A. is straight
B. must be manipulated
C. Is not inline with the thoracic vertebrae
D. is normal - C. Is not in line with the thoracic vertebrae
The term supine indicated a position in which the patient is lying on the:
A. back
B. side
C. stomach
D. side with knees flexed - A. back
Semi-fowlers position is a position in which the head of the bed is:
,A. elevated at a 90-degree angle
B. flat
C. slightly lower than the foot of the bed
D. elevated at a 30-degree angle - D. elevated at a 30-degree angle
The prone position is lying on ones
A. back
B. side
C. stomach
D. side with knees flexed - C. Stomach
What does passive-ROM mean?
A. A nurse or other person performs exercises to a patient's extremities
B. A patient moves extremities minimally without exertion
C. The patient moves the extremities in an extreme manner
D. The patient does not perform exercises to his/her full ability - A. A nurse or other person performs
exercises to a patient's extremities
Before assisting a patient to ambulate to the bathroom, the nurse should first assess:
A. the patient's footwear
B. the bed alarm has been disarmed
C. the patient's ability to assist with ambulation
D. that assistive devices are within the patient's reach - C. the patient's ability to assist with ambulation
The use of a lift (draw) sheet prevents which type of injury to the patient?
A. Shearing
B. Fracture
C. Ulcerations
D. Laceration - A. Shearing
, The nurse must assess neurovascular function, also called CMS assessment. CMS stands for
A. constant movement and sensation
B. contained movement of systems
C. circulation, movement, and sensation
D. circulation, movement, and saturation - C. circulation, movement, and sensation
Flexion - Movement of certain joints that decreases angle between 2 adjoining bones
Extension - Movement of certain joints that increases angle between 2 adjoining bones
Hyperextension - extreme or abnormal extension
Abduction - Movement of limb away from body
Adduction - Movement of limb toward axis of body
Supination - Kind of rotation that allows palm of hand to turn upward
Pronation - Kind of rotation that allows palm of hand to turn downward
Dorsiflexion - To bend or flex backward
Circumduction - movement in a particular pattern
A nurse walks into a patients room and notices that the patient is having trouble breathing. Which
position will the nurse immediately use to help relieve the patients respiratory distress?
1. Lower the head of the bed and place the patient in a supine anatomical position.
2. Position the patient on the side with the knee and thigh drawn up towards chest.
Which profession has the highest workers' compensation claims?
A. Iron workers
B. CNAs
C. Farmers
D. Nurses - B. CNAs
Which system must be protected to minimize injury to the nurse and patient?
A. Respiratory
B. Musculoskeletal
C. Cardiovascular
D. Gastrointestinal - B. Musculoskeletal
The patient states the doctor informed her that her cervical spine is out of alignment. This means the
cervical spine:
A. is straight
B. must be manipulated
C. Is not inline with the thoracic vertebrae
D. is normal - C. Is not in line with the thoracic vertebrae
The term supine indicated a position in which the patient is lying on the:
A. back
B. side
C. stomach
D. side with knees flexed - A. back
Semi-fowlers position is a position in which the head of the bed is:
,A. elevated at a 90-degree angle
B. flat
C. slightly lower than the foot of the bed
D. elevated at a 30-degree angle - D. elevated at a 30-degree angle
The prone position is lying on ones
A. back
B. side
C. stomach
D. side with knees flexed - C. Stomach
What does passive-ROM mean?
A. A nurse or other person performs exercises to a patient's extremities
B. A patient moves extremities minimally without exertion
C. The patient moves the extremities in an extreme manner
D. The patient does not perform exercises to his/her full ability - A. A nurse or other person performs
exercises to a patient's extremities
Before assisting a patient to ambulate to the bathroom, the nurse should first assess:
A. the patient's footwear
B. the bed alarm has been disarmed
C. the patient's ability to assist with ambulation
D. that assistive devices are within the patient's reach - C. the patient's ability to assist with ambulation
The use of a lift (draw) sheet prevents which type of injury to the patient?
A. Shearing
B. Fracture
C. Ulcerations
D. Laceration - A. Shearing
, The nurse must assess neurovascular function, also called CMS assessment. CMS stands for
A. constant movement and sensation
B. contained movement of systems
C. circulation, movement, and sensation
D. circulation, movement, and saturation - C. circulation, movement, and sensation
Flexion - Movement of certain joints that decreases angle between 2 adjoining bones
Extension - Movement of certain joints that increases angle between 2 adjoining bones
Hyperextension - extreme or abnormal extension
Abduction - Movement of limb away from body
Adduction - Movement of limb toward axis of body
Supination - Kind of rotation that allows palm of hand to turn upward
Pronation - Kind of rotation that allows palm of hand to turn downward
Dorsiflexion - To bend or flex backward
Circumduction - movement in a particular pattern
A nurse walks into a patients room and notices that the patient is having trouble breathing. Which
position will the nurse immediately use to help relieve the patients respiratory distress?
1. Lower the head of the bed and place the patient in a supine anatomical position.
2. Position the patient on the side with the knee and thigh drawn up towards chest.
