Clients with fractures, back surgeries, or joint replacements should be instructed to
A) Use a pull sheet with movement
B) Log roll to the side of the bed
C) Use the overhead trapeze
D) Pull up with the headboard
Ans: C
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A nursing instructor is debriefing students who participated in a community-wide disaster drill. Several students are upset with the black-tagged triage category. Which statement by the nursing instructor is best?
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