CCW Mobility & Transfer Techniques 3

Question 1

How often should a bedbound client typically be repositioned to prevent pressure injuries?

Accepted Answer

Every 2 hours

Answer

Once every 8 hours at each shift change

Answer

Every 4 hours

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Only when the client requests repositioning

Question 2

When repositioning a large client in bed, the care worker should use:

Accepted Answer

A friction-reducing slide sheet or repositioning device with adequate staff assistance

Answer

A standard bed sheet as a makeshift repositioning aid

Answer

The overhead trapeze bar as the primary repositioning method

Answer

A gait belt placed around the client's chest to pull them upward

Question 3

Which environmental factor most commonly contributes to client falls in a care setting?

Accepted Answer

Poor lighting combined with wet or cluttered floors

Answer

Overly firm mattresses that reduce comfort

Answer

Elevated bed height alone

Answer

Absence of handrails inside client rooms

Question 4

The 'logrolling' technique is used when repositioning a client who has:

Accepted Answer

A suspected or confirmed spinal injury

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A history of high blood pressure requiring careful movement

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Generalized weakness requiring additional staff assistance

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Severe obesity requiring a specialized lifting team

Question 5

What is the primary purpose of a trochanter roll?

Accepted Answer

To prevent external rotation of the hip and leg

Answer

To support the client's head and neck in proper alignment

Answer

To cushion the client's heels from prolonged pressure

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To keep the client's arms in a neutral anatomical position

Question 6

When elevating the head of the bed, care workers should generally avoid exceeding what angle to minimize skin shear and sliding?

Accepted Answer

30 degrees

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15 degrees

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45 degrees

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60 degrees

Question 7

A care worker finds that a client has slid down in bed. What is the safest course of action?

Accepted Answer

Use a friction-reducing slide sheet and request adequate assistance to reposition the client

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Pull the client upward by grasping under both arms

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Encourage the client to push themselves up using the bed rails

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Elevate the foot of the bed to allow the client to slide back into position naturally