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FREE NURSING AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT WEEK 4 EXAM
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Question 1: Why would the nurse ask a physical therapist to perform passive ROM
exercises for a patient with lower extremity injuries sustained in a motor vehicle crash?
Answer:
The patient has orthopedic trauma.Question 2: The nurse is preparing to transfer a patient with left-sided weakness from the bed to a wheelchair using a transfer belt. Which position would the nurse instruct the patient to assume?
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Place your stronger leg forward and your weaker leg toward the back.Question 3: The nurse is ambulating a patient with a gait belt when he says he feels sick to his stomach. What would the nurse do?
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Return the patient to the bed or chair (whichever is closer).
Question 4: Neck flexion and extension should be:
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45 Degrees Question 5: Which of the following techniques is used to assess muscle strength in a patient?
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Apply an opposing force or resistance.Question 6: A patient has been transferred to a wheelchair with a transfer belt. What is one action the nurse would take to position the patient safely in the chair?
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Lower the foot rests, and place the patient's feet on them.Question 7: The nurse is performing passive shoulder and elbow exercises for a patient. Why does the nurse cup one hand around the patient's elbow and support the forearm and wrist during the ROM exercises?
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To ensure stability while exercising the joint Question 8: When using a hydraulic lift to transfer a patient from the bed to a chair, when does the nurse turn off the check valve?
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As soon as the patient has been placed in the chair Question 9: The nurse is preparing to delegate the ambulation of a patient with the use of a gait belt to nursing assistive personnel (NAP). Which statement made by NAP requires the nurse to follow up?
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I will use the under-axillae technique to help him up to a standing position.Question 10: Why might the nurse choose not to apply a pair of prescribed elastic stockings to a patient's legs?
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The patient's skin is irritated.
Question 11: Which position is used when applying the sling to transfer a patient from the bed to a chair with a hydraulic lift?
Answer:
Supine
Question 12: What does a goniometer measure?
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Angles of extension and flexion Question 13: Which of the following are basic guidelines when assisting a patient with passive range of motion?
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Each joint is exercised to the point of resistance but not pain.Question 14: A patient will be moved up in bed with the use of a friction-reducing device. How will the nurse place this device under the patient?
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Roll the patient from side to side, and place the device under the draw sheet.Question 15: What is an increased thoracic curvature, common in older adults, called?
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Kyphosis Question 16: Which patient is most at risk of developing permanently impaired mobility?
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A 72-year-old woman hospitalized for anemia associated with diabetic nephropathy (kidney disease) Question 17: Which action would decrease a patient's pain before a transfer with a hydraulic lift?
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Administer a prescribed analgesic 30 to 60 minutes before the transfer.Question 18: In which position will the nurse place the patient to move him or her up in bed?
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Supine with the head of the bed flat
Question 19: The nurse is helping a patient with hemiparesis take a few steps. A gait belt has been applied. The patient is using a cane. Where should the nurse stand in relation to the patient?
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On the patient's weak side Question 20: When preparing for safe patient transfer using a hydraulic lift, the nurse performs which action first?
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Assesses the patient for weakness, dizziness, or postural hypotension Question 21: Which instruction would the nurse give a patient who is able to assist with transfer from a bed to a wheelchair using a transfer belt?
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Please push down onto the mattress with both hands and stand when I count to three.Question 22: A patient lying supine in bed is being transferred to a wheelchair using a transfer belt. Which action would the nurse perform just before moving the patient to the side of the bed?
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Raise the head of the bed 30 degrees.Question 23: When preparing to move a patient in bed, what will the nurse do first?
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Assess the patient's ability to help with moving.Question 24: Which condition is not associated with venous stasis, part of Virchow's triad?
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Anxiety Question 25: Which of the following findings in a musculoskeletal assessment would be considered abnormal?
Answer:
Nodules and Bogginess
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