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Basic Patient Care Procedures Exercises: Lesson 2 |
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EXERCISES, LESSON 2
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer the following exercises by marking the lettered response that best answers the question or best completes the statement.
After you have completed all of the exercise, turn to "Solutions to Exercises" at the end of the lesson and check your answers.
1. Posture is:
2. In the standing position, the back should be straight; feet firmly on the ground, about ______________ inches apart.
3. Posture in the sitting position, the back should be straight, with the weight resting equally on the thigh and the:
4. Which of the following is not a principle that applies to lifting an object?
5. The bed rest position where the patient is flat on the abdomen, legs extended, feet over the edge of the mattress, and toes pointed to the floor is the:
6. The patient lying flat on his back is in the:
7. A person lying on either side is in the _________________ position.
8. The ________________ position will remain comfortable and safe indefinitely.
9. Which one is correct to achieve good body alignment in bed?
10. Body mechanics enable medical personnel to perform moving and lifting:
11. Mechanics of body movements suggest that to move a patient toward you, let the arms holding the patient slide on the surface toward you while:
12. To move a patient away from you, let the arm holding the patient slide on the surface away from you while:
13. Which one of the following is not one of the principles that apply to moving or lifting activity?
14. When moving the mattress up, you should:
15. To turn a patient on his side, when you are working alone, always:
16. Before starting to lift the patient, you should first:
17. The figure to the right shows range-of-motion for the:
18. The figure to the right shows range-of-motion for the:
19. The figure to the right shows range-of-motion of the:
20. The figure to the right shows range-of-motion of the:
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