Patient Mobility & Positioning Flashcards
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Which position is used for a patient in respiratory distress to maximize lung expansion?
Answer: High Fowler's (90 degrees)
High Fowler's position (head of bed at 90 degrees) uses gravity to lower the diaphragm and maximize thoracic expansion for patients in respiratory distress.
The Trendelenburg position involves:
Answer: Supine with feet elevated higher than the head
Trendelenburg position has the patient supine with the lower extremities elevated above the head, formerly used for shock (use is now debated).
Which position is used for a patient during a lumbar puncture?
Answer: Lateral recumbent (fetal position) or sitting with back curved
For a lumbar puncture, the patient is positioned in the lateral recumbent (fetal) position or seated and leaning forward to maximize vertebral space and access the subarachnoid space.
When using a gait belt to assist a patient to ambulate, it should be placed:
Answer: Around the patient's waist, over clothing
A gait belt is secured snugly around the patient's waist (over clothing) to provide a secure grip for the nurse during ambulation assistance.
The nurse is turning a patient every 2 hours. The primary purpose of this intervention is to:
Answer: Prevent pressure injuries by relieving pressure on bony prominences
Turning patients every 2 hours relieves sustained pressure on bony prominences, the primary cause of pressure injury development.
Which patient requires the most urgent repositioning?
Answer: An immobile patient with non-blanchable redness over the sacrum
Non-blanchable redness over a bony prominence (Stage 1 pressure injury) indicates early tissue ischemia; the patient must be repositioned immediately to restore circulation.