Pactice NCLEX questions on mobility

Pactice NCLEX questions on mobility Leave the first rating Students also studied Terms in this set (19) Science MedicineNursing Save Mobility Practice for NCLEX Questio...15 terms lizzyohmesPreview Emergency Triage Practice Question...65 terms courtney_spangler5 Preview Body mechanics and patient mobilit...20 terms angeles_noriega Preview NCLEX 25 terms nur The nurse is assigned to care for an 82 yr old patient who weighs 252 lbs and has undergone a bilateral BKA. Which transfer method is the safest for the patient and the nurse?

• Log-rolling
• Using two nurses to lift
• A mechanical lift with a sling
• A gurney Lift
• A mechanical life with a sling

The nurse helps ambulate an 84 yr old female patient who has peripheral vascular disease that caused a sever stasis ulcer. The patient becomes very weak and reports felling faint, and begins to fall. What is the most appropriate action to prevent injury to the patient?

• Support her while she is falling and allow her to sit on

the floor

• tell her to hold onto the wall and that you will get more

assistance

• Carefully attempt to return her to her room
• Ask her to take a deep breath and look straight ahead
• support her while she is falling and allow her to sit on the floor

A 56 yr old patient has an open cholecystectomy. The nurse is going to assist the patient with dangling on the side of the bed before ambulation. After sitting him on the edge of the bed, which nursing intervention should the nurse perform before proceeding with ambulation?

• measurement of his temp
• assess his pulse and respirations
• perfomrance of an oximetry check
• removal of antiembolism stockings
• assess his pulse and respirations

The patient accidentally knocks the emesis basin to the floor. When picking up the emesis basin, which movement demonstrates proper body mechanics by the nurse?

• The nurse lowers the body by flexing the knees and

bending the hips

• The nurse bends from the waist and hips
• The nurse flexes the knees and bends at the waist
• The nurse keeps the legs straight and flexes the waist
• The nurse lowers the body by flexing the knees and bending the hips

A 72 year old pt with a stroke has slid to the foot of the bed. With use of appropriate body mechanics, the nurse maintains a wide base of support and faces the pt in the direction of movement. What do these actions allow the nurse to do?

• use of back muscles
• use the large muscles across the scapula
• exert less physical effort
• use the gluteal muscles
• exert less physical effort

An 82 yr old pt has had a cerebrovascular accident that affects her right side. The nurse repositions the pt to her left side, placing a pillow between her legs, and another to her back. What is the primary purpose of this intervention?

• Maintain the patient's comfort
• Ensuring the patient's proper body alignment
• Keeping the pt in the desired position for atleast 2

hours

• Preventing the pt from development of contractures
• Ensuring the pts proper body alignment

It is the pts first night after an abdominal hysterectomy.She has not voided for 9 hrs, and the nurse is to insert a 16 Fr Foley catheter into her bladder. What patient position best allows insertion of the catheter?

• dorsal recumbent
• lithotomy
• sims
• prone
• dorsal recumbent

The nurse is assigned to care for a 64 yr old pt who was admitted for exacerbation of COPD and pneumonia .He has dyspnea and is unable to rest in a supine position. The nurse elevates the HOB to 90 degrees, places a pillow on the overbed table, and assists the pt to lean forward, placing his head on the pillow. What position should the nurse document the pt being in?

• Semi Fowlers
• Dorsal
• Sims
• Orthopneic
• Orthopneic

The nurse explains to the pt that the log rolling technique will be used to help the pt change position. The pt asks why this is necessary. Which response would be accurate?

• "Log rolling will help you keep your hips slightly flexed

toward your chest"

• "By having you dangle your legs at the bedside, you

will be more comfortable."

• "Because of your injury, it is extremely important that

the HOB remain up at all times."

• " It is important to keep you neck and spine in straight

alignment while we help you move onto your side."

• " It is important to keep you neck and spine in straight alignment while we help

you move onto your side." The nurse and a UAP are to move a dependent pt from the supine to the lateral position. Which action should be performed first?

• Move the pt to the side of the bed
• Ensure that the upper arm and leg are supported with

pillows

• Explain to the pt what actions the nurse and UAP are

going to perform

• Turn the pt with use of a lift sheet
• Explain to the pt what actions the nurse and UAP are going to perform

An older adult pt has been lying in the supine position for

• hrs and tells the nurse that she is too uncomfortable to

move right now. What is the best response by the nurse?

• The nurse should express concern that she is

uncomfortable and promise to come back later

• The nurse should assess the pts need for pain

medication before helping her change position.

• The nurse should explain tot he patient that if she does

not move now, she will develop pneumonia

• The nurse should find another nurse to help move the

pt to the lateral position immediately

• The nurse should assess the pts need for pain medication before helping her

change position.

The student nurse demonstrated principles of good body mechanics with which activity?

• Keeping the knees in a locked position
• Maintaining a wide base of support and bending at the

knees

• Bending at the waist to maintain on's balance
• Holding objects away from the body for improved

leverage

• Maintaining a wide base of support and bending at the knees

A pt becomes faint while sitting on the side of the bed. To prevent injury to the pt and nurse, which action should the nurse take? (select all that apply)

• The nurse should call for assistance
• The nurse should lay the pt straight back and support

the head

• The nurse should allow the pt to lower the head to rest

on the nurse's abd

• The nurse should find an emesis basin because pt will

probably vomit

• The nurse should continue to assist the pt to a standing

position, looking forward and taking deep breaths

• The nurse should call for assistance
• The nurse should lay the pt straight back and support the head

Which assistive devices allows pts to pull with the upper extremities to raise their trunk off the bed, to assist in transfer from bed to wheelchair, and to perform upper arm exercises?

• Trapeze Bar
• Trochanter oil
• Hand rolls
• Footboard
• Trapeze Bar

IN which position is the pt lying face down or chest down?

• Supine
• Lateral
• Prone
• Fowlers
• Prone

What is a necessary safety precaution when helping a pt who has an unsteady gait to ambulate?

• have family members present
• have pt wear well fitting nonskid shoes or slippers
• have at least two people present to assist the pt
• be sure no pain med was given for at least 3 hours

before ambulation

• use a gait belt when assisting the pt to stand and to

ambulate

• have pt wear well fitting nonskid shoes or slippers
• have at least two people present to assist the pt
• use a gait belt when assisting the pt to stand and to ambulate