From FUNDAMENTALS SUCCESS: A Course Review Applying Critical Thinking to Test Taking by Nugent and Vitale, pages 238-251
Carrying a heavy object
Raising the side rails on a bed
Repositioning a trochanter roll
Transferring a patient from a bed to a chair
Hook the longer chains on the end of the sling closest to the patient's feet
Ensure that there is a physician's order to use a mechanical lift
Place a sheepskin inside the sling so that it is under the patient
Lead with the patient's feet when existing the bed
Low Fowler's
Side-lying
Supine
Prone
Applying a warm soak
Turning a patient off an affected site
Using an effleurage massage technique
Pulling a patient up in bed without a pull sheet
Hyperextension
Opposition
Abduction
Flexion
Renal calculi
Thrombophlebitis
Muscle contractures
Pathological fracture
Dorsiflexion contractures of the feet
Pressure on the ischial tuberosities
External rotation of the hips
Adduction of the legs
Tuck in the top linens on just the sides of the bed
Place a toe pleat in the top linens over the feet
Let the top linens hang off the end of the bed
Use trochanter rolls to position the feet
Plantar flexion contracture
Hypostatic pneumonia
Dependent edema
Pressure ulcer
Stage I
Stage II
Stage III
Stage IV
Applying pressure under the patient's axillae when standing up
Letting the patient help as much as possible when permitted
Keeping the patient's feet next to each other 1 foot apart
Lowering the bed to below the height of the wheel chair
Facilitate respirations
Support hip extension
Prevent pressure ulcers
Promote urinary elimination
Flexion
Inversion
Abduction
Opposition
Support comfort
Promote elimination
Maintain skin integrity
Facilitate respiratory function
Put them on after the patient's legs have been dependent for several minutes
Monitor the heels for blanchable erythema every eight hours
Apply body lotion before putting them on
Remove and reapply them once a day
Use the longer, rather than the shorter, muscles when moving patients
Place their feet close together when transferring patients
Pull rather than push when turning patients
Misalign their backs when moving patients
Right leg resting on top of the left leg
Knees in 90 degrees of flexion
Ankles in plantar flexion
Left shoulder protracted
Inversion
Adduction
Plantar Flexion
Internal Rotation
Take the patient's blood pressure
Monitor the patient for bradycardia
Establish whether or not the patient feels dizzy
Allow the patient time to adjust to the change in position
Place an air mattress on the bed
Massage bony prominences every shift
Apply a moisture barrier to the sacral area
Raise the head of the bed to the low-Fowler's position
Lock the base lever in open position when moving the mechanical lift
Keep the wheels of the mechanical lift locked throughout the transfer
Ensure that the patient's feet are protected during the transfer
Raise the lift so that the patient is 6 inches off the mattress
Dehydration
Incontinence
Contractures
Hypertension
Stage 0
Stage I
Stage II
Stage III
Supporting above and below the joint being moved
Positioning the patient in the supine position in bed
Providing on-going encouragement and supervision
Moving the joint through its full range at least three times
Endurance
Strength
Support
Balance
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