Chapter 15

Question 1

base of support

Answer 1

The area on which an object rests

Question 2

body alignment

Answer 2

The way the head, trunk, arms, and legs are aligned with one another; posture

Question 3

body mechanics

Answer 3

Using the body in an efficient and careful way

Question 4

dorsal recumbent position

Answer 4

See “supine position”

Question 5

ergonomics

Answer 5

The science of designing a job to fit the worker

Question 6

Fowler position

Answer 6

A semisitting position; the head of the bed is raised between 45 and 60 degrees

Question 7

friction

Answer 7

The rubbing of one surface against another

Question 8

lateral position

Answer 8

The person lies on one side or the other; side-lying position

Question 9

logrolling

Answer 9

Turning the person as a unit, in alignment, with one motion

Question 10

posture

Answer 10

See “body alignment”

Question 11

prone position

Answer 11

Lying on the abdomen with the head turned to one side

Question 12

semiprone side position

Answer 12

See “Sims position”

Question 13

shearing

Answer 13

When skin sticks to a surface while muscles slide in the direction the body is moving

Question 14

side-lying position

Answer 14

See “lateral position”

Question 15

Sims position

Answer 15

A left side-lying position in which the upper leg (right leg) is sharply flexed so it is not on the lower leg (left leg) and the lower arm (left arm) is behind the person; semiprone side position

Question 16

supine position

Answer 16

The back-lying position; dorsal recumbent position

Question 17

transfer

Answer 17

Moving the person from one place to another

Question 18

MSD

Answer 18

Musculoskeletal disorder