Acute Care Quiz by Dr. Fortuine https://padlet.com/hfortuine/t0bagdwk5ksc Ch 8 (Safe Patient Handling) en-us 2017-02-25 22:30:35 UTC 2017-02-27 15:47:57 UTC hello@padlet.com 1. Which of the following is most strongly related to injuries sustained when assisting patients? hfortuine https://padlet.com/hfortuine/t0bagdwk5ksc/wish/156211901
a.     The age and weight of the person completing the transfer
b.     The diagnosis of the patient being transferred
c.      The number of repetitions of the task completed by the person
d.     Unexpected changes in the patient's position during the transfer

]]> 2017-02-25 22:33:29 UTC https://padlet.com/hfortuine/t0bagdwk5ksc/wish/156211901 2. You are the therapist working in home health care. Your patient is a 23-year-old man who recently sustained a spinal cord injury resulting in complete paralysis below the level of his upper chest. His family is having significant difficulty transferring him between the bed and the chair. Which of the following should you primarily consider when making recommendations to his family about transfer methods? hfortuine https://padlet.com/hfortuine/t0bagdwk5ksc/wish/156211912

 a.  The age of the persons assisting the patient with the transfer
 b.  The amount of help the patient requires for the transfer
 c.  The height of the surfaces involved in transfers
 d. The number of steps leading into the house 
]]> 2017-02-25 22:34:02 UTC https://padlet.com/hfortuine/t0bagdwk5ksc/wish/156211912 3. Your patient is an 88-year-old man who underwent left total knee arthoplasty 2 weeks ago because of severe joint degeneration. After his surgery he developed pneumonia. He is recovering and does not have weight-bearing restrictions, but he continues to demonstrate generalized weakness. You are going to transfer him from the bed to a bedside chair using a total body lift. Which of the following is the best method for positioning the lift sling underneath him? hfortuine https://padlet.com/hfortuine/t0bagdwk5ksc/wish/156211934 a.  Raise the head of the bed to the sitting position and place the bottom edge of the sling near the level of the sacrum.
b.  Perform a Max A transfer from supine to sit and place the sling behind the patient while he is sitting at the edge of the bed. 
c.  Ask the patient to roll onto his left side, place the sling under his hips, and have him roll back into supine
d.  Ask the patient to roll onto his right side, place the sling under his hips, and have him roll back into supine
]]> 2017-02-25 22:35:01 UTC https://padlet.com/hfortuine/t0bagdwk5ksc/wish/156211934 4. Which of the following patients would be the best candidate for use of a sit-to-stand lift? hfortuine https://padlet.com/hfortuine/t0bagdwk5ksc/wish/156211971
 a. A 49-year-old man with multiple leg fractures and full-leg cast.
 b.  A 57-year-old woman who is able to comply with her right lower-extremity partial weight-bearing restrictions.
c.  A 62-year-old woman who has had a stroke and requires maximum assistance to maintain static sitting balance.
d.  A 73-year-old man with severe dementia.
]]> 2017-02-25 22:36:46 UTC https://padlet.com/hfortuine/t0bagdwk5ksc/wish/156211971 5. Your patient is a 48-year-old woman who fractured her pelvis when she fell off a porch. You have been using a sit-to-stand lift to transfer her between the bed and the chair. You would like to work with her on standing tolerance. Which of the following would be your best option for accomplishing this goal? hfortuine https://padlet.com/hfortuine/t0bagdwk5ksc/wish/156211980  a. Enlist the assistance of another clinician to help you block the patient's knees while the patient maintains a standing position for increasing lengths of time.
b. Have the patient sit at the edge of the bed and encourage her to push to standing while you block her knees for stability.
 c. Transfer her to standing in the sit-to-stand lift and work on standing tolerance in the device.
d. Wait until she can transfer out of bed independently and then work on standing tolerance with a walker.

]]> 2017-02-25 22:37:46 UTC https://padlet.com/hfortuine/t0bagdwk5ksc/wish/156211980 6. You are performing a lateral transfer of your patient from the bed to a stretcher in the ICU. No one is available to assist you with the transfer, but you do have an air cushion transfer device. Where should you position yourself for the safest transfer once the device is in place? hfortuine https://padlet.com/hfortuine/t0bagdwk5ksc/wish/156381040 a. At the foot of the device so that you can have maximum control of it
b. At the head of the device so you can protect the patient's head
c. On the far side of the stretcher, positioned at the patient's trunk
d. Beside the bed, positioned at the patient's trunk
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