NURS208 BED POSITIONS EXAM QUESTIONS

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NURS208 BED POSITIONS EXAM QUESTIONS

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Question 1: who might use the orthopnei position?

Answer:

clients who have problems exhaling, because they can press the lower part of the chest against the edge of the overbid table.

Question 2: semi fowler's position

Answer:

when the head and the trunk are raised 15 to 45 degrees. this position is sometimes called low fowler's and typically means 30 degrees of elevation.

Question 3: who is the prone position not recommended for?

Answer:

those with problems of the cervical or lumbar spine

Question 4: who might the sim's position be used for?

Answer:

unconscious clients because it facilitates drainage from the mouth and prevents aspiration of fluids. also for paralyzed patients because it reduces pressure over the sacrum and greater trochanter of the hip.often used for clients receiving enemas and occasionally for clients undergoing exams or treatments of the perineal area.

Question 5: Fowlers position

Answer:

semisitting position, a bed position in which the head and trunk are raised 45 degrees to 60 degrees relative to the bed, and the knees may or may not be freed. typically this positions refers to a 45 degrees angle of elevation of the upper body.

Question 6: sim's position

Answer:

the client assumes a posture halfway between the lateral and prone positions. the lower arm is positioned behind the client, and the upper arm is flexed at the shoulder and the elbow. both legs are flexed in front of the client. the upper leg is more acutely flexed at both the hip and the knee than is the lower one

Question 7: in the lateral position where is most of the bodies weight borne

Answer:

by the lateral aspect of the lower scapula, the lateral aspect of the ilium, and the greater trochanter of the femur.

Question 8: what does the prone position help to prevent?

Answer:

helps to prevent flexion contractors of the hips and knees.

Question 9: what are some disadvantages of the prone position?

Answer:

the pull of gravity on the trunk produces a marked lordosis in most people, and the neck is rotated laterally to a significant degree, causes plantar flexion

Question 10: high fowler's position

Answer:

the head and the trunk are raised 60 degrees to 90 degrees and most often means the client is sitting upright at a right angle to the bed.Question 11: what are problems nurses make when placing client's in the fowler's position?

Answer:

placing an overly large pillow or more than one pillow behind the clients head. this promotes the development of neck flexion contractors. if a client desires several head pillows for several hours each day to extend the neck fully and counteract the effects of poor neck alignment.

Question 12: dorsal recumbent position

Answer:

in this position the client's head and shoulders are slightly elevated on a small pillow. this term is often interchangeably used with supine. in this position the head and shoulders are not elevated. in both positions, the client's forearms may be elevated on pillows or placed at their side's. used to provide comfort and to facilitate healing following certain surgeries or anesthetics.

Question 13: what is the lateral position good for?

Answer:

the lateral position is good for resting and sleeping clients.

Question 14: orthopneic position

Answer:

the client sits either in bed or on the side of the bed with an overbid table across the lab. this position facilitates respiration by allowing maximum chest expansion.

Question 15: what does the flexion do in the lateral position?

Answer:

it reduces lordosis and promotes good back alignment

Question 16: where does the lateral position relieve pressure

Answer:

it relieves pressure on the sacrum and heels in people who sit for much of the day or who are confined to bed and rest in fowler's or dorsal recumbent positions much of the time.

Question 17: lateral position

Answer:

the client lies on one side of the body. flexing the top hip and knee and placing this leg in front of the body creates a wider, triangular base of support and achieves greater stability.

Question 18: prone position

Answer:

in this position the client lies on the abdomen with the head turned to one side. the hips are not flexed. it is the only bed position that allows full extension of the hip and knee joints.

Question 19: what does the prone position promote?

Answer:

drainage of the mouth

Question 20: who might use the fowler's position?

Answer:

the position of choice for people who have difficulty breathing and for some people with heart problems.in this position gravity pulls the diaphragm downward, allowing greater chest expansion and lung ventilation.