The nurse is teaching a patient's family how to maintain personal safety and prevent injury when lifting or moving the patient. Which concept should the nurse include in the instructions?
a. Carry the weight above the waist.
b. Keep the patient close to the mover.
c. Bend at the waist for heavy lifting.
d. Tighten the stomach and back muscles.
B
Decrease the force required to lift or move a patient by keeping the patient close to the person moving the patient. The mover provides a more stable base for moving a patient by keeping the patient close to the mover's center of gravity; if the patient's weight is higher than that of the mover, the mover becomes top heavy and more unstable and needs more force to move the pa-tient. Bending at the waist increases the distance between the mover and the patient, making the mover's foundation less stable and less powerful. To move a significant weight without injury, the nurse tightens the abdominal and gluteal muscles in preparation for work.
You might also like to view...
The NCLEX category of client need that includes pharmacology is:
1. Safe, Effective Care Environment. 2. Health Promotion and Maintenance. 3. Psychosocial Integrity. 4. Physiological Integrity.
An emergency room nurse is caring for an elderly client brought in by a neighbor. The neighbor states that the client lives with her son who "drinks a lot." While assessing her client, which of these symptoms would suggest elder neglect?
A) Cracked dry skin on the lower legs bilaterally B) Small category 1 skin tear to the right elbow C) Thick, yellow fingernails D) Dry, cracked lips and tongue
A nurse is discussing the signs and symptoms of mastitis with a mother who is breast-feeding. What signs and symptoms should the nurse include in her discussion? Choose all that apply
a. Breast tenderness b. Warmth in the breast c. An area of redness on the breast often resembling the shape of a pie wedge d. A small white blister on the tip of the nipple e. Fever and flulike symptoms
A patient is to receive an acetaminophen (Tylenol) suppository for an elevated temperature of 102.8° F. What actions must the nurse take? (select all that apply)
a. Ask if the patient is having any diarrhea. b. Lubricate the blunt end of the suppository. c. Put on a pair of sterile gloves. d. Place the patient in the Sims' position. e. Ask the patient to take a deep breath and bear down. f. Push the suppository into the rectum about 1 inch.