"Discomfort is expected, and I should find a comfortable position and remain in it." "I should change my position at least every 2 hours." "Redness on my elbows is a sign of skin injury." The nurse should recognize the need for further teaching if the patient makes which statement? Shifting his or her weight from the front leg to the back leg to lift the patient Keeping his or her knees and hips locked A patient with a decreased range of motion and weakness in the upper and lower extremities is scheduled for discharge from the hospital. Placing his or her foot near the head of the bed in front of the other foot A nurse is helping move a patient up in the bed. The nurse rolls the patient onto his or her side. The nurse attempts to lift the patient using the current drawsheet. The nurse asks the patient to raise his or her hips. The preceptor recognizes that the nurse understands how to place the sheet appropriately when the nurse takes which action? A new nurse is attempting to place a drawsheet under a patient. The patient has a small reddened area on the heel. The patient is able to maintain proper body alignment. The patient's comfort level is increased. "The joints, spine, cartilage, and feet" "The joints, tendons, ligaments, and muscles" After moving the patient up in bed, the nurse should be concerned by which finding? "The joints, tendons, ligaments, and muscles" Which response indicates that the new nurse understands the information? The nurse asks the new nurse which parts of the patient's body should be aligned. A nurse is teaching a new nurse about proper body alignment. Assist by pushing down with his or her feet on the bed surface. Roll to a side-lying position immediately before being moved. Take a large breath in while being moved. Having the patient pull himself or herself up using the bed rails while the nurse pushes up on the patient's legs Standing next to the bed near the patient's upper body, positioning one arm under the patient's head and the opposite shoulder, positioning the other arm under the patient's closer shoulder and arm, and asking an assistant to assume the proper position at the patient's lower torso When the patient is able to assist and two nurses are working together to move him or her up in bed, one nurse should instruct the patient to perform which action?Īssist by pushing down with his or her feet on the bed surface. Pulling the patient up in bed with the hands placed under the patient's shoulders Standing next to the bed near the patient's upper body, positioning one arm under the patient's head and shoulder, positioning the other arm under the patient's torso, and asking another nurse to assume the proper position at the patient's feet Standing next to the bed near the patient's upper body, positioning one arm under the patient's head and the opposite shoulder, positioning the other arm under the patient's closer shoulder and arm, and asking an assistant to assume the proper position at the patient's lower torso Which statement describes how the nurse should move the patient up in bed if the patient can assist? Places his or her feet close together Raises the bed to a more comfortable position A nurse observes that an obese patient has slipped down in bed. Raises the bed to a more comfortable positionįaces the direction in which the patient is to be moved The performance evaluation reflects that nurse injury prevention technique is followed when the new nurse performs which action? A new nurse is helping move a patient up in bed.
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