A student nurse has to open a bed for a client. What is the rationale for leaving the bed in the low position?

A) Vital to prevent falls
B) Helping the person into bed is easier
C) Makes it easier for the client to handle the bedclothes
D) Shows the client that the bed is ready


A
Feedback:
Always leave the bed in low position when you have completed caring for the client. This is vital to prevent falls.

Nursing

You might also like to view...

A patient believes himself to be the president of the United States and that terrorists are trying to kidnap him. The nurse records these observations as which type of behavior?

a. Absent behavior b. Positive behavior c. Negative behavior d. False behavior

Nursing

Which of the following would lead the nurse to suspect osteomyelitis in a child?

A) Swelling and point tenderness B) Decreased erythrocyte sedimentation rate C) Coolness of the affected site D) Increased range of motion

Nursing

Medicine cups should not be used to measure amounts of less than 5 mL

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Nursing

Standards for reporting methodologic elements are increasingly used. Researchers reporting an observational study follow which guidelines?

A) IMRAD B) CONSORT C) STROBE D) TREND

Nursing