Hospital Massage

Question 1

Massage therapist should interrupt the hospital retains to make sure the scheduled appointment starts on time. True or false?

Answer 1

False.

Question 2

Massage therapist should not enter the room or ignore caution signs on the door such as “restricted visits” or “isolated”. True or false?

Answer 2

True.

Question 3

Massage therapist should not return unused linens to the clean linens cart. True or false?

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Using oil is contraindicated for areas close to the IV line places. True or false?

Answer 4

True

Question 5

When talking to the elderly, you need to speak clearly and loudly if they are hard of hearing. True or false?

Answer 5

True

Question 6

When treating elderly patients, you should always use oil instead of lotion. True or false?

Answer 6

False

Question 7

Deep tissue techniques and long massage sessions are not appropriate for frail clients. True or false?

Answer 7

True

Question 8

The pressure applied to the elderly can be the same as that applied to middle-age clients. True or false?

Answer 8

True

Question 9

If a doctor needs to consult with the patient partway through massage, you can ask the doctor to come back when the massage is finished. True or false?

Answer 9

False! Who do you think you are?

Question 10

List the 6 substances classified as potentially infectious body fluids.

Answer 10

Saliva, breastmilk, semen, vaginal secretions, blood, urine.

Question 11

Massage is recommended distal to the inflammation site.

True or false?

Answer 11

False

Question 12

Unilateral signs of inflammation are highly suggestive of a systemic disease. True or false?

Answer 12

True

Question 13

The inflammation of tendons is called tendonosis/tendinitis.

Answer 13

Tendinitis

Question 14

Massage is contraindicated for patients with lymphadenitis until they receive treatment. True or false?

Answer 14

True

Question 15

A flareup of us urethritis is characterized by heat around the joints, edema, loss of range of motion, and pain. True or false?

Answer 15

True

Question 16

Define standard precautions.

Answer 16

Protocols to create uniformity and protect against infectious fluids.

Question 17

When massage therapist have a runny nose, cough, or a cold even on day three, they need to wear a mask when working with patients. True or false?

Answer 17

True

Question 18

When massage therapist have an open cut or contact dermatitis on their hand, they should wear gloves while working with patients. True or false

Answer 18

True

Question 19

Immunosuppression is an indication for pressure restriction. True or false?

Answer 19

False

Question 20

When working with patients with a lymphoedema or at risk of it, massage therapist should decrease their pressure. True or false?

Answer 20

True?

Question 21

Which situations are not accompanied by peripheral neuropathy?

Answer 21

Certain cancer drugs, nausea, varicose vein’s.

Question 22

The main purpose of asking what medication the client is taking is to research the reasons for taking the medication. True or false?

Answer 22

False

Question 23

When taking subjective information from an elderly patient, you do not ask his or her doctor directly. Why? Who should you first talk to you?

Answer 23

Massage therapist should first speak to the patient if she he or she is capable of answering questions; doctors are often usually busy and not always available to give you the information. It also offers the client the same dignity that would be extended to any other client.