Fundamentals Ch. 16

Question 1

Bed Without a true mattress instead encased area is filled with small round beads coated and silicone to prevent clumping air is pumped through the bed which causes the beads to mimic liquid patient rest on a thin sheet within the air fluidized compartment

Answer 1

Air fluidized bed

Question 2

Bedframe line with a pocketed air mattress, each pocket is filled with air that can be inflated or slightly deflated to prevent pressure on any one area, can be customized for the needs of each patient

Answer 2

Low air loss bed

Question 3

Combination bed in which the lower part is an air fluidized type and the upper section is a low air loss type

Answer 3

Combination air fluidized and low air loss bed

Question 4

What is a complication that may result in a patient with immobility on the neurological system?

Answer 4

Less mentally alert, vision may be less clear, decrease in balance and coordination

Question 5

What is Compression neuropathy?

Answer 5

The nerves may be compressed between the bones and the firm surface of the bed resulting in impaired nerve function

Question 6

Always allow the patient to do as much as possible for himself or herself during patient care

Answer 6

Know

Question 7

What is supine?

Answer 7

Lying on the back with arms at sides

Question 8

What is lateral?

Answer 8

Lying on the left or right side supported behind back in between knees and ankles with pillows in good body alignment

Question 9

What is left Sims

Answer 9

Lying on the left side is semi prone position with right leg flexed and drawn up towards chest, left arm is positioned towards patients back

Question 10

What is right sims

Answer 10

Lying on the right side in semiprone position with left leg flexed towards chest and right arm along back

Question 11

What is Fowler’s

Answer 11

Semi sitting position with various degrees of head elevation with knees slightly elevated

Question 12

Low Fowlers degree

Answer 12

Head of bed 30-45 degrees

Question 13

Semi Fowler’s degree

Answer 13

Head of bed 45-60 degrees

Question 14

High fowlers degree

Answer 14

Head of bed 60-90 degrees

Question 15

What is Prone position

Answer 15

Lying on the stomach with head turned to the side

Question 16

What is the trochanter roll used for

Answer 16

To prevent external rotation of the legs

Question 17

What is the foot board used for

Answer 17

Maintain a position of function of the feet in relation to the legs of a patient with decreased movement and strength of the lower extremities

Question 18

What is the hand roll used for

Answer 18

Maintain a position of function of the hand and fingers of a patient with decreased movement of the hand and fingers

Question 19

What is the purpose of the left Sims position

Answer 19

For rectal examination’s in for administering enemas

Question 20

What is the purpose of the right Sim’s position

Answer 20

To relieve pressure on bony premises of coccyx and sacrum

Question 21

What is the purpose of the Fowlers position

Answer 21

Purpose vary based on elevation

Question 22

What is the purpose of low fowlers position

Answer 22

To prevent aspiration during tube feeding

Question 23

What is the purpose of semi Fowler’s position

Answer 23

To watch TV or talk
After abdominal surgeries to relieve tension
To assist patients who have difficulty breathing

Question 24

What is the purpose of high fowlers position

Answer 24

To eat and drink without choking and assist patient to have difficulty breathing

Question 25

What is the purpose of the prone position

Answer 25

To improve oxygen in patients with acute respiratory disease and to relieve pressure on an area

Question 26

When would a patient be on partial weight bearing

Answer 26

Recovering from surgery or week or elderly

Question 27

What is another word for a gait belt

Answer 27

Transfer belt

Question 28

Does a patient still need to wear a gait belt if they can fully or partially bear weight

Answer 28

YES

Question 29

How many staff do you need logrolling a patient

Answer 29

3

Question 30

Where should the staff be during logrolling a patient

Answer 30

Head, waste, thighs

Question 31

What type of patient should you Logroll

Answer 31

Neck or spinal injuries

Question 32

What is a draw sheet used for

Answer 32

Move and turn the patient in bed

Question 33

What is the first step in moving and lifting a patient

Answer 33

Plan

Question 34

What is atelectasis

Answer 34

The collapse of a lung

Question 35

What is pulmonary emboli

Answer 35

Blood clots in the lung, adverse respiratory condition that can occur in immobilized patients