STUVIA 2024/2025
Body Mechanics Quiz
Ask another health care worker for help - ✔✔Meredith needs to transfer Mr. Grey to a
wheelchair and take him to therapy. After putting on the transfer belt, Meredith realizes
that Mr. Grey is too heavy for her to lift alone. What should she do next?
Beside the bed and against the wall - ✔✔During a patient transfer from bed to
wheelchair, where should the wheelchair be placed?
All of the above - ✔✔To apply proper body mechanics to a patient in bed, health care
workers should ____.
hips and knees - ✔✔Always bend at your ____.
Back injury - ✔✔What is the most common type of injury experienced by health care
workers?
Positioning the body in ways that prevent injury - ✔✔What is body mechanics?
%
Muscles are most productive when they are used correctly. - ✔✔Which of the
following is true of body mechanics?
An older patient in a hospital room has respiratory problems - ✔✔Which of the
following situations is best handled by the Fowler's bed position?
Use a transfer belt only if a patient is elderly. - ✔✔Which of the following is NOT true
of patient transfers?
Transfer belt - ✔✔Which tool should be used when transferring a patient from a bed to
a wheelchair?
Gain a competitive physical advantage - ✔✔Which of the following is not a goal of
body mechanics in geriatric and rehabilitation patients?
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Body Mechanics Quiz
Ask another health care worker for help - ✔✔Meredith needs to transfer Mr. Grey to a
wheelchair and take him to therapy. After putting on the transfer belt, Meredith realizes
that Mr. Grey is too heavy for her to lift alone. What should she do next?
Beside the bed and against the wall - ✔✔During a patient transfer from bed to
wheelchair, where should the wheelchair be placed?
All of the above - ✔✔To apply proper body mechanics to a patient in bed, health care
workers should ____.
hips and knees - ✔✔Always bend at your ____.
Back injury - ✔✔What is the most common type of injury experienced by health care
workers?
Positioning the body in ways that prevent injury - ✔✔What is body mechanics?
%
Muscles are most productive when they are used correctly. - ✔✔Which of the
following is true of body mechanics?
An older patient in a hospital room has respiratory problems - ✔✔Which of the
following situations is best handled by the Fowler's bed position?
Use a transfer belt only if a patient is elderly. - ✔✔Which of the following is NOT true
of patient transfers?
Transfer belt - ✔✔Which tool should be used when transferring a patient from a bed to
a wheelchair?
Gain a competitive physical advantage - ✔✔Which of the following is not a goal of
body mechanics in geriatric and rehabilitation patients?
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