Must Know

Question 1

Posterior Hip Replacement Precautions

Answer 1

NO hip flexion greater than 90, NO internal rotation, NO adductions of affected hip joint

Question 2

Anterior Hip Replacement Precautions

Answer 2

NO external rotation, NO extension, NO adduction of affected hip joint

Question 3

Total Knee Replacement Precautions

Answer 3

No pillow under knee while in bed, resting feet on the floor while sitting, wearing an immobilizer, and avoiding kneeling, squatting, or twisting the knee

Question 4

Airborne Precautions

Answer 4

(Mycobacterium TB, measles virus, chickenpox virus)

1. respiratory isolation room
2. wear mask when entering room
3. limit movement and transport of pt to essential purposes; mask pt when removing from room

Question 5

Droplet precautions

Answer 5

(mumps, rubella, pertussis, influenza)

1. isolation room
2. wear mask before entering
3. limit movement and transport for essential purposes
4. mask pt when removing from room

Question 6

Contact precautions

Answer 6

(transmitted by direct pt contact)

1. isolation
2. wear gloves when entering; change gloves after contact with infected material
3. wear gown when entering; remove before leaving person’s room
4. single patient use equipment
5. limit movement of pt to essential purposes only