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📝 Answered - When preparing to safely transfer a patient from a bed to a wheelchair using a transfer belt, what would the nurse do first? A. Coordinate extra help. B. Assess the patient's vital signs. C. Assess the patient's physiological capacity to transfer. D. Determine whether to transfer the patient to a wheelchair or chair.
📝 Answered - A patient care technician is caring for a patient who was prescribed wrist restraints. Which of the following actions should the technician take? A. Ensure three fingers fit under each restraint. B. Remove the restraints every 3 to 4 hr. C. Tie the restraints to the bed's side rails when reapplying the restraints. D. Pad the patient's wrists before reapplying the restraints.
📝 Answered - In a patient with a central venous catheter, which factor increases the risk of CLABSI (Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection)? Select all that apply. A. Receiving parenteral nutrition B. Having a single lumen catheter C. Having a multilumen catheter D. Receiving antibiotics
📝 Answered - What is the correct method to get someone living with dementia to let go of an unsafe or undesirable object? A. Explain to them why they should give it to the Care Partner B. Ignore them and wait for them to put the object down C. Forcefully take the item from them D. Substitute a more appropriate object for them to hold
📝 Answered - Which is the suffix of a pathologic flow of fluid from the body? A. -emia B. -rrhea C. -rrhexis D. -megaly
📝 Answered - Assess the patient's vital signs. Assess the patient's physiological capacity to transfer. Determine whether to transfer the patient to a wheelchair or chair. Which instruction would the nurse give a patient who is able to assist with transfer from a bed to a wheelchair using a transfer belt? A. "When I count to three, please rock yourself into a standing position." B. "Please hold on to my waist while I help you stand." C. "Please tell me how I can best help you get up off the bed and stand up." D. "Please push down onto the mattress with both hands and stand when I count to three." A patient lying supine in bed is being transferred to a wheelchair using a transfer belt. Which action would the nurse perform just before transferring the patient from the bed? A. Help the patient put on skid-resistant footwear.
📝 Answered - Which prefix would the medical assistant consider using when describing the area of redness around a patient's mouth? A. Par- B. Peri- C. Para- D. Poly-
📝 Answered - Which of the following is a screening tool used to assess alcohol use disorders? A. GAD-7 B. PHQ-9 C. AUDIT D. MMSE
📝 Answered - A patient care technician is experiencing an ethical dilemma concerning a patient. The technician should visit the website of which of the following organizations to find information about codes of ethics? A. The Joint Commission B. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention C. Occupational Safety and Health Administration D. Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems
📝 Answered - Test results may be erroneously low if the patient is: A. Severely dehydrated B. Severely hypotensive C. In shock D. All the above
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