1. Before lifting a patient in bed, the nurse should:
A. Assess the patient’s proprioceptive function
B. Perform passive range of motion
C. Take blood pressures in four extremities
D. Disconnect tubing, including intravenous lines, and catheters
2. When moving a patient into a sitting position, the nurse should place her feet:
A. Apart with foot nearer bed behind other foot continuing at a 45-degree angle to the head of the bed
B. Close together to allow her to maintain balance
C. Apart with foot farthest from bed behind other foot at 45-degree angle
D. Apart at least 24 inches (2 feet) with neither foot in front of the other
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3. When teaching the family patient transfer skills, the nurse correctly: Back to Top
A. Includes the principles of body mechanics and hazards of immobility
B. Informs the family that the patient most likely will have a decreased level of mobility each day
C. Calls attention to the importance of having the patient remain sitting up in bed most of the time
D. Informs the family to have at least two individuals to reposition a patient in bed