List three ergonomic techniques you can use to reduce the risk of incidents.
What will be an ideal response?
Use correct body mechanics at all times, raise beds to a comfortable working height when caring for patients, use mechanical lifts for moving heavy patients, use a back support belt, ask another assistant to help when transferring heavy patients, use a cart to move heavy items. [Other answers may also be correct.]
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Even with the elderly population increasing, the majority of people aged 75 years of age and over remains functionally independent. What is this trend attributed to?
A) Early detection and increasing risk factors B) Health-promotion and disease-prevention activities C) Decrease in treatment of factors like hypertension and serum cholesterol levels D) Increase in number of risk factors such as rising numbers of smokers
What would you do next?
You are examining an unconscious patient from another region and notice Beau's lines, a transverse groove across all of her nails, about 1 cm from the proximal nail fold. A) Conclude this is caused by a cultural practice. B) Conclude this finding is most likely secondary to trauma. C) Look for information from family and records regarding any problems which occurred 3 months ago. D) Ask about dietary intake.
A man's wife is upset because when she hugs him with her hands on his left shoulder blade, “it feels creepy.” This came on gradually after a recent severe left-sided rotator cuff tear. How long does it usually take to develop muscular atrophy with increased prominence of the scapular spine following a rotator cuff tear?
A) 1 week B) 2–3 weeks C) 1 month D) 2–3 months
What is black cohosh used for?
a. Preventing miscarriage during the first trimester b. Reducing symptoms of premenstrual syndrome c. Providing antispasmodic activity of the gastrointestinal (GI) system d. Controlling migraine headaches