Exam 16: Moving and Positioning Patients

Nursing measures to prevent psychological complications in immobile patients include which of the following?

Nursing interventions to prevent musculoskeletal complications include which of the following?

A nurse needs to prevent the external rotation of a patient's legs. The nurse identifies that the correct positioning device would be

A nursing instructor is educating a student nurse about methods to prevent orthostatic hypotension. The nursing instructor recognizes that further teaching is needed when the student states:

A nurse is preparing a female patient for a vaginal examination. The correct body position for this patient would be

A nurse educator teaches a student nurse that prevention of venous thrombosis includes

While a nurse assists a patient from a lying position to a sitting position, the patient suddenly becomes dizzy, pale, clammy, and nauseated. The nurse recognizes these symptoms are most likely related to

A patient begins to fall during ambulation. The nurse should

Nursing measures to prevent integumentary complications include which of the following?

A nurse recognizes that the most preventable cause of death during hospitalization is

A nurse educates a patient about how to avoid developing osteoporosis. The nurse recognizes that additional teaching is needed when the patient states:

A nurse implements nursing measures to prevent neurological complications. The nurse knows the importance of which of the following?

A nurse delegates the task of assisting patients with ambulation to a student nurse. The nurse intervenes when observing the student

A nurse recognizes that a condition that occurs because of a loss of bone minerals, which leads to an increased risk for skeletal fractures, is known as

When proper flexion of the ankle is lost and permanent plantar flexion of the foot develops, the condition is known as

A nurse is preparing a patient for an enema. The correct body position for this type of procedure would be