solutions
discuss how to pick up an object from the floor - correct answer ✔✔bend from the knees when picking
up an object from the floor
-keep knees slightly bent to act as a shock absorber
discuss how to move a patient using a wide base of support - correct answer ✔✔1. push object rather
than pulling them
2. balance your weight on both feet when assisting the patient to move
3. keep a wide base of support with the knees
discuss changing foot positioning rather than twisting the body - correct answer ✔✔do not twist the
spine, change the foot position
discuss the reason for keeping the floor area clear of all objects - correct answer ✔✔keep the floor area
clear of all objects
explain where the center of gravity is loaded - correct answer ✔✔the sacral segments
define orthostatic hypotension - correct answer ✔✔decrease in B.P. experienced when one sits or stands
quickly
discuss what should be considered when moving and transferring patients - correct answer ✔✔-never
move a patient without assessing the patients ability to assist
-give only the assistance that the patient needs for comfort and safely
-always transfer a patient shortest distance
, -lock all wheels on beds, gurneys and wheelchairs before the move begins
-move a patient toward his/her strong side while assisting on the patients weaker side
-inform the patient of the plan form acing
-always lower the bed to the lowest position and secure the rails in the upright position when you return
the patient to bed
classification of patients - correct answer ✔✔1) impatient
2) outpatient
inpatient - correct answer ✔✔someone who has been admitted to the hospital for diagnostic studies or
treatment
-transported by wheelchair, stretcher, ambulatory
outpatient - correct answer ✔✔someone who has come to the hospital for diagnosis but does not
occupy a bed
types of communication - correct answer ✔✔verbal & nonverbal communication
verbal communication - correct answer ✔✔-clarity of voice
-vocabulary
-should be an appropriate level of the patient
nonverbal communication - correct answer ✔✔Paralanguage- music of language rhythm, pitch, tone,
rate of speech
body language- facial expressions, hand movements, body movement