Student name:
Date:
Bed making:
1. Describe the following bed positions and when they are generally used:
a. Flat position:
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b. Low Fowler’s position:
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c. Semi-Fowler’s position:
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d. High Fowler’s position:
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e. Trendelenburg position:
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f. Reverse Trendelenburg position:
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Body mechanics:
2. Match the terms with the correct definitions.
a. Body mechanics
b. Friction
c.
Logrolling
d. Shearing
e. Base of support
f.
Body alignment
g. Sims’ position
h. Transfer belt
i.
Semi-Fowler’s
j.
Prone position
1. _____ A strong strap that is secured around the
client’s waist or hips to help and support the
client to stand, sit, and walk.
2. _____ A left-side-lying position; the right leg is
sharply flexed so that it is not on the left leg,
and the left arm is positioned along the client’s
back.
3._____ When skin sticks to a surface and and
deeper tissues move downward, exerting
pressure on the skin
4._____ A front-lying position on the abdomen, with
the head turned to one side
5._____ Turning the client as a unit, in alignment,
with one motion
6._____ Resistance that the skin encounters when
it rubs against another surface
7._____ A sitting position; the head of the bed is
elevated 30 to 45 degrees
8._____ Ensures that the body moves in an
efficient and careful way
9._____ The way in which body parts are aligned
with one another; posture
10.
_____ The area on which an object rest
Urinary elimination:
3. Match each term with the correct definition.
A.Catheter
1. _____ The process of emptying urine from the bladder
B.Dysuria
2. _____ Painful or difficult urination
C.Glucosuria
3. _____ The production of abnormally large amounts of
D. Hematuria
E.Micturition
F.Oliguria
G. Polyuria
urine
4. _____ A tube used to drain or inject fluid through a
body opening
5. _____ Scant amount of urine
6. _____ Sugar in the urine
7. _____ Blood in the urine
Bowel elimination:
4. Match each term with the correct definition.
A.Colostomy
B.Constipation
1. ______ The introduction of fluid into the rectum and
lower colon
C.Diarrhea
2. ______ Excreted feces
D.
3. ______ Gas or air passed through the anus
Enema
4. ______ An artificial opening between the colon and the
E.Feces
abdominal wall
F. Flatus
5. ______ The frequent passage of liquid stools
G.
6. ______ The surgical creation of an artificial opening
Melena
7. ______ The semi-solid mass of waste products in the
H.
colon
Ostomy
8. ______ A black, tarry stool
I. Peristalsis
9. ______ The passage of a hard, dry stool
J. Stool
10.
______ The alternating contraction and relaxation of
intestinal muscles
Exercise and activity:
5. Fill in the blanks by identifying the joint movements described below.
a. ________________________ Bending a body part
b. ________________________ Turning the joint outward
c. ________________________ Turning upward
d. ________________________ Moving a body part toward the body
e. ________________________ Straightening a body part
f. ________________________ Turning downward
g. ________________________ Bending the toes and foot up at the ankle
h. ________________________ Turning the joint inward
i. ________________________ Excessive straightening of a body part
j. ________________________ Moving a body part away from the body
k. ________________________ Turning the joint