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Question: A nurse is preparing to turn a client B who is unable to
mobilize independently. Which action best ensures the safety of both the
client and the nurse?
A) standing at the top of the bed and
having a colleague stand at the bottom of the bed
B) positioning a friction-reducing sheet
under the client to facilitate movement
C) using back muscles to gently and
gradually pull the client to the side
D) placing the bed in its lowest
position to reduce the client's risk for falls
Answer:
Question: What is a benefit of regular exercise C over time?
A) increased work of breathing
B) increased risk for blood clots
C) decreased heart rate
D) decreased venous return
Answer:
Question: The client is ambulating in the room A and walks around a
bedside table. What is the best explanation for why the client does not
bump into the table?
A. The client is aware of spatial
relationships to avoid the table.
B. The brain is sending impulses to the
muscles to avoid the table.
C. The cerebellum is responding to
impulses from the inner ear.
D. The client's muscles are being
stretched to walk around the table.
Answer:
,Question: Using proper body mechanics, which A motions would the
nurse make to move an object?
A. The nurse uses the internal girdle
and a long midriff to stabilize the pelvis and to protect the abdominal
viscera when stooping, reaching, lifting, or pulling.
B. The nurse directly lifts an object
rather than sliding, rolling, pushing, or pulling it, thus reducing the
energy needed to lift the weight against the pull of gravity.
C. The nurse balances the head over
the shoulders, leans forward, and relaxes the stomach muscles when
moving an object.
D. The nurse uses the muscles of the
back to help provide the power needed in strenuous activities.
Answer:
Question: Which body system effects would the A nurse state as
occurring due to B immobility? Select all that apply. D
A. increased risk for renal calculi
B. Increased risk for electrolyte
imbalance
C. increased depth of respiration
D. increased cardiac workload
E. decreased urinary stasis
F. increased rate of respiration
Answer:
Question: A nurse is conducting a home A assessment of a 90-year-old
client with B a history of several minor strokes that C have left the client
with a hemiplegic gait. The nurse is particularly concerned about falls.
Which activities would help to prevent falls for this client? Select all
that apply.
A. moving the bedroom to the ground
floor
B. placing nightlights in the bathroom
and hallways
C. removing clutter from the floor
D. installing hardwood floors
Answer:
,Question: The nurse is caring for a 76-year-old A client who has an
unsteady gait. Which method is most appropriate to assist in
transferring?
A. transfer belt
B. mechanical lift
C. roller sheet
D. transfer boards
Answer:
Question: A client with limited mobility has
D.
outward rotation of the bony protrusions at the head of the femur. Which
assistive device would the nurse include in the plan of care?
A. foot splints
B. roller sheets
C. foot boards
D. trochanter rolls
Answer:
Question: When a client is lifted or held by a
D.
nurse, the additional weight becomes a part of the nurse's weight and
should be:
A. supported with a narrow base.
B. controlled with the upper arm
muscles.
C. counterbalanced by a horizontal
adjustment.
D. balanced over the center of gravity.
Answer:
, Question: The nurse adjusts a client's bed to a
C.
comfortable working height in order to turn the client. What would be
the nurse's next action?
A. pull the client to the edge of the
bed to which the patient will be turning
B. push the client to the edge of the
bed to which the client will be turning
C. move the client to edge of the bed
opposite the side that client will be turning
D. push the client to the opposite side
of the bed
Answer:
Question: The nurse is assisting a client with
A.
limited mobility to turn in bed. After successfully turning the client to
the side, where would the nurse place an additional pillow?
A. supporting the client's back
B. under the client's head
C. under the client's feet
D. in front of the client's abdomen
Answer:
Question: A nurse is assisting client from a bed to C a wheelchair.
Which nursing action is appropriate?
A. The nurse grabs and holds the client
by his arms.
B. The nurse discourages the client
from helping with the transfer.
C. The nurse uses assistive devices
when lifting more than 35 lb (16 kg) of client weight.
D. The nurse administers pain
medication following the transfer.
Answer:
Question: A nurse is preparing to turn a client B who is unable to
mobilize independently. Which action best ensures the safety of both the
client and the nurse?
A) standing at the top of the bed and
having a colleague stand at the bottom of the bed
B) positioning a friction-reducing sheet
under the client to facilitate movement
C) using back muscles to gently and
gradually pull the client to the side
D) placing the bed in its lowest
position to reduce the client's risk for falls
Answer:
Question: What is a benefit of regular exercise C over time?
A) increased work of breathing
B) increased risk for blood clots
C) decreased heart rate
D) decreased venous return
Answer:
Question: The client is ambulating in the room A and walks around a
bedside table. What is the best explanation for why the client does not
bump into the table?
A. The client is aware of spatial
relationships to avoid the table.
B. The brain is sending impulses to the
muscles to avoid the table.
C. The cerebellum is responding to
impulses from the inner ear.
D. The client's muscles are being
stretched to walk around the table.
Answer:
,Question: Using proper body mechanics, which A motions would the
nurse make to move an object?
A. The nurse uses the internal girdle
and a long midriff to stabilize the pelvis and to protect the abdominal
viscera when stooping, reaching, lifting, or pulling.
B. The nurse directly lifts an object
rather than sliding, rolling, pushing, or pulling it, thus reducing the
energy needed to lift the weight against the pull of gravity.
C. The nurse balances the head over
the shoulders, leans forward, and relaxes the stomach muscles when
moving an object.
D. The nurse uses the muscles of the
back to help provide the power needed in strenuous activities.
Answer:
Question: Which body system effects would the A nurse state as
occurring due to B immobility? Select all that apply. D
A. increased risk for renal calculi
B. Increased risk for electrolyte
imbalance
C. increased depth of respiration
D. increased cardiac workload
E. decreased urinary stasis
F. increased rate of respiration
Answer:
Question: A nurse is conducting a home A assessment of a 90-year-old
client with B a history of several minor strokes that C have left the client
with a hemiplegic gait. The nurse is particularly concerned about falls.
Which activities would help to prevent falls for this client? Select all
that apply.
A. moving the bedroom to the ground
floor
B. placing nightlights in the bathroom
and hallways
C. removing clutter from the floor
D. installing hardwood floors
Answer:
,Question: The nurse is caring for a 76-year-old A client who has an
unsteady gait. Which method is most appropriate to assist in
transferring?
A. transfer belt
B. mechanical lift
C. roller sheet
D. transfer boards
Answer:
Question: A client with limited mobility has
D.
outward rotation of the bony protrusions at the head of the femur. Which
assistive device would the nurse include in the plan of care?
A. foot splints
B. roller sheets
C. foot boards
D. trochanter rolls
Answer:
Question: When a client is lifted or held by a
D.
nurse, the additional weight becomes a part of the nurse's weight and
should be:
A. supported with a narrow base.
B. controlled with the upper arm
muscles.
C. counterbalanced by a horizontal
adjustment.
D. balanced over the center of gravity.
Answer:
, Question: The nurse adjusts a client's bed to a
C.
comfortable working height in order to turn the client. What would be
the nurse's next action?
A. pull the client to the edge of the
bed to which the patient will be turning
B. push the client to the edge of the
bed to which the client will be turning
C. move the client to edge of the bed
opposite the side that client will be turning
D. push the client to the opposite side
of the bed
Answer:
Question: The nurse is assisting a client with
A.
limited mobility to turn in bed. After successfully turning the client to
the side, where would the nurse place an additional pillow?
A. supporting the client's back
B. under the client's head
C. under the client's feet
D. in front of the client's abdomen
Answer:
Question: A nurse is assisting client from a bed to C a wheelchair.
Which nursing action is appropriate?
A. The nurse grabs and holds the client
by his arms.
B. The nurse discourages the client
from helping with the transfer.
C. The nurse uses assistive devices
when lifting more than 35 lb (16 kg) of client weight.
D. The nurse administers pain
medication following the transfer.
Answer: