Lifting and Handling Patients

Manual lifts are dangerous for patients as well as for healthcare workers. Which of the following is the most common risk for healthcare worker?

Musculoskeletal injuries

__________ is the medical condition most likely to determine how best to lift or move a patient.

Obesity

Which of the following devices is most likely to be used for a sitting lateral transfer?

Pivot disk

A best practice for turning a patient in bed is to _________________.

ask the patient to cross her or his arms over the chest and to bend her or his far leg

The three primary risk factors for injury during physical tasks are ___________________.

awkward posture, repetition, force

Because the average woman is smaller than the average man, the same lift will be more difficult for the woman than for the man. This difficulty is due the application of ___________.

force

Transfer boards are usually used with ____________.

gait belts

When manual patient handling is reduced, patients report _______________.

increased comfort

If a patient begins to fall, a best practice is to __________.

slow and guide the fall without trying to stop it

When assessing a patient before performing a lift or a transfer, pay attention to the patient's __________.

A, B, C

The action(s) required for lifting or moving patients ______________.

A, B, and C

Lateral patient lifts that use a transfer device require a minimum of ______ staff member(s).

2

Acute care facilities that have ergonomic programs for safer patient handling have __________.

A and B

Nurses may assume awkward postures because ____________.

A and B

Which of the following statements about manual patient handling is true?

Proper body mechanics alone cannot make manual patient handling safe.

Manual lifts are dangerous for patients as well as for healthcare workers. Which of the following is a most common risk for a patient?

Skin tear

____________ is an example of a mechanical lift.

Sling-type portable lift device

Which of the following best describes a supine lateral transfer?

The patient is moved from one horizontal surface to another.

Mechanical lifts are used for patients who are:

Totally dependent

Which of the following describes a best practice for a sitting lateral transfer?

Transfer the patient toward her or his stronger side.