CNA Chapters 10 & 11 Questions and Answers

CNA Chapters 10 & 11 Questions and Answers positioning helping residents into positions and promote comfort and health supine position the resident lies flat on their back lateral/side position a resident is lying on either side prone position a resident is lying on the stomach, or front side of the body Fowler's position a semi-sitting position where the head and shoulders are elevated and the knees may be flexed and elevated Sims' position left side-lying position; the lower arm is behind the back, and the upper knee is flexed and raised toward the chest, using pillows as support draw sheet an extra sheet placed on top of the bottom sheet when the bed is made, help prevent skin damage caused by shearing shearing rubbing or friction that results from the skin moving one way and the bone underneath it remaining fixed or moving in the opposite direction logrolling moving a resident as a unit, without disturbing the alignment of the body dangle to sit up on the side of the bed with the legs hanging over the side ergonomics the science of designing equipment, areas, and work tasks to make them safer and to suit the worker's abilities transfer belt safety device used to transfer residents who are weak, unsteady, or uncoordinated gait belt a transfer belt used to help residents walk slide board used to transfer residents who are unable to bear weight on their legs ambulation walking ambulatory a resident who can get out of bed and walk on their own with assistance C cane straight cane with a curved handle at the top, used to improve balance functional grip cane similar to C cane, except it has a straight grip handle, improves grip control and provides more support than C cane quad cane four rubber-tipped feet and a rectangular base, designed to bear more weight than other canes walker walking aid used when the resident can bear some weight on both legs