MOVING AND POSITIONING PATIENTS
EXAMINATION TEST QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED SOLUTIONS
◉ The nurse is having an immobile patient breathe deeply. Which
goal is the nurse trying to achieve? Answer: To prevent atelectasis
◉ The nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a patient who is on
bedrest. Which cardiovascular interventions should the nurse
recommend including in the patient's plan of care? Answer:
Encourage range of motion; apply sequential compression devices;
use antiembolism stockings
◉ The LPN is assisting the RN in presenting a staff educational
program about the most preventable cause of death during
hospitalization. The nurses are describing which condition? Answer:
Embolus
◉ The patient has contractures. What should the nurse observe when
collecting data from the patient? Answer: Shortened and tightened
muscles
◉ Which actions should the nurse take to prevent gas and
constipation in a patient who has limited mobility? Answer: Suggest
including vegetables in the diet; encourage drinking without a straw;
encourage range of motion
◉ A pediatric patient is having an asthma attack. The nurse should
place the patient in which position? Answer: orthopneic
, ◉ The nurse is using a sit-to-stand lift. The nurse is most likely caring
for which patients? Answer: A frail patient; a malnourished patient; an
88 year old patient; a postop patient recovering from abdominal
surgery
◉ Which technique should the nurse use when turning a patient who
is paralyzed to the right side? Answer: Move the patient's left leg over
their right leg
◉ The patient is feeling frustrated, rejected, and angry from being
paralyzed. Which therapeutic responses should the nurse make?
Answer: Sit with the patient for an uninterrupted period of time; Ask,
"What can we do to help you through this difficult time?"
◉ The nurse finds a patient in the lateral oblique position. Which
position did the nurse observe? Answer: 2
◉ Which action should the nurse take when turning a surgical patient
to the right side? Answer: Move the patient to the left side of the bed
first
◉ The nurse is performing range of motion exercises with a patient.
The nurse gently pushes the patient's foot back causing the patient's
toes to move towards the patient's head. Which technique did the
nurse use? Answer: dorsiflex
◉ Which action should the nurse take when positioning a patient who
has limited mobility? Answer: Pull the patient's lower shoulder just
slightly forward
EXAMINATION TEST QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED SOLUTIONS
◉ The nurse is having an immobile patient breathe deeply. Which
goal is the nurse trying to achieve? Answer: To prevent atelectasis
◉ The nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a patient who is on
bedrest. Which cardiovascular interventions should the nurse
recommend including in the patient's plan of care? Answer:
Encourage range of motion; apply sequential compression devices;
use antiembolism stockings
◉ The LPN is assisting the RN in presenting a staff educational
program about the most preventable cause of death during
hospitalization. The nurses are describing which condition? Answer:
Embolus
◉ The patient has contractures. What should the nurse observe when
collecting data from the patient? Answer: Shortened and tightened
muscles
◉ Which actions should the nurse take to prevent gas and
constipation in a patient who has limited mobility? Answer: Suggest
including vegetables in the diet; encourage drinking without a straw;
encourage range of motion
◉ A pediatric patient is having an asthma attack. The nurse should
place the patient in which position? Answer: orthopneic
, ◉ The nurse is using a sit-to-stand lift. The nurse is most likely caring
for which patients? Answer: A frail patient; a malnourished patient; an
88 year old patient; a postop patient recovering from abdominal
surgery
◉ Which technique should the nurse use when turning a patient who
is paralyzed to the right side? Answer: Move the patient's left leg over
their right leg
◉ The patient is feeling frustrated, rejected, and angry from being
paralyzed. Which therapeutic responses should the nurse make?
Answer: Sit with the patient for an uninterrupted period of time; Ask,
"What can we do to help you through this difficult time?"
◉ The nurse finds a patient in the lateral oblique position. Which
position did the nurse observe? Answer: 2
◉ Which action should the nurse take when turning a surgical patient
to the right side? Answer: Move the patient to the left side of the bed
first
◉ The nurse is performing range of motion exercises with a patient.
The nurse gently pushes the patient's foot back causing the patient's
toes to move towards the patient's head. Which technique did the
nurse use? Answer: dorsiflex
◉ Which action should the nurse take when positioning a patient who
has limited mobility? Answer: Pull the patient's lower shoulder just
slightly forward
