Fundamentals Unit 1 Galen
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Exam Questions and Answers |
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What position is this? The patient is side lying with the upper leg bent.
What is the position good for? - ANSWER ✔✔Left Sims Position;
Enemas
What position is this? The patient is positioned on his/her back; this
position avoids hip flexion. When is this position used? - ANSWER
,✔✔Supine; after a lumbar puncture to help prevent headache and
leakage of spinal fluid.
What position is this? - ANSWER ✔✔Lateral
What position is this? Patient is positioned on his/her stomach. When is
this used? - ANSWER ✔✔Prone; This position promotes extension of
the hip joint and is often used with ARDS patients.
What position is this? Patient positioned sitting up; What are the different
types of this position? What does it increase and allow the body to do?
When is this position appropriately used for after surgery? - ANSWER
✔✔There is high fowler's, fowler's, semi-fowler's and low fowler's
position. This position increases venous return and allows lung
expansion.
Low or semi-Fowler's is appropriate after Thyroid surgery.
What position is this? What does this allow blood to do? When can this
be used to move a patient? When the feet are down, what would this be
called?
Make sure you look at the head or the feet to determine what type of
position this is. - ANSWER ✔✔Trendelenburg. Positioned with head
,down to increase blood return to the heart. This position can be used to
bring up a patient in bed. When the feet are down, this would be called
reverse Trendelenburg.
What position is this? When is it used? - ANSWER ✔✔Lithotomy. The
position most often thought of with children however not only used
during childbirth, also used during surgical procedures.
When a patient has an Air/Pulmonary embolism, how should the patient
be laying? - ANSWER ✔✔The patient should be on left side and
lower the head of the bed
During an epidural, how should the patient be laying? - ANSWER
✔✔The patient should be side-lying
When a patient has a tube feed running, how should the patient be
laying? - ANSWER ✔✔When feeding a patient via a tube feeding, the
client should have the head of bed elevated.
After ear surgery (myringotomy) how should the patient be laying? -
ANSWER ✔✔Position the patient side-lying on effected side to allow
for drainage.
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, After cataract surgery, how should the patient lay? - ANSWER
✔✔The patient should sleep on the unaffected side with a night shield in
place for 1-4 weeks.
Crutches:
How many fingers should be able to fit between the armpit and the top of
the crutch?
Where should the patient put all their weight?
At what degree angle should the elbows be at when used?
When using crutches going up the stairs and down the stairs, how
should they walk? - ANSWER ✔✔20-30 degrees
What are the two types of canes? What degree should the elbows be at?
What should the height be at on for the patient? Explain how the person
should walk with the cane. - ANSWER ✔✔
When using a walker, what angle should the patients elbow be at? What
leg should move with the walker? - ANSWER ✔✔
Restraints are used when? - ANSWER ✔✔Clinical Restraints - used
if the patient is trying to interfere with life-saving treatment (e.g. pulling
out an ET tube)
College of Nursing BSN 2026
Exam Questions and Answers |
A+ Score Assured
What position is this? The patient is side lying with the upper leg bent.
What is the position good for? - ANSWER ✔✔Left Sims Position;
Enemas
What position is this? The patient is positioned on his/her back; this
position avoids hip flexion. When is this position used? - ANSWER
,✔✔Supine; after a lumbar puncture to help prevent headache and
leakage of spinal fluid.
What position is this? - ANSWER ✔✔Lateral
What position is this? Patient is positioned on his/her stomach. When is
this used? - ANSWER ✔✔Prone; This position promotes extension of
the hip joint and is often used with ARDS patients.
What position is this? Patient positioned sitting up; What are the different
types of this position? What does it increase and allow the body to do?
When is this position appropriately used for after surgery? - ANSWER
✔✔There is high fowler's, fowler's, semi-fowler's and low fowler's
position. This position increases venous return and allows lung
expansion.
Low or semi-Fowler's is appropriate after Thyroid surgery.
What position is this? What does this allow blood to do? When can this
be used to move a patient? When the feet are down, what would this be
called?
Make sure you look at the head or the feet to determine what type of
position this is. - ANSWER ✔✔Trendelenburg. Positioned with head
,down to increase blood return to the heart. This position can be used to
bring up a patient in bed. When the feet are down, this would be called
reverse Trendelenburg.
What position is this? When is it used? - ANSWER ✔✔Lithotomy. The
position most often thought of with children however not only used
during childbirth, also used during surgical procedures.
When a patient has an Air/Pulmonary embolism, how should the patient
be laying? - ANSWER ✔✔The patient should be on left side and
lower the head of the bed
During an epidural, how should the patient be laying? - ANSWER
✔✔The patient should be side-lying
When a patient has a tube feed running, how should the patient be
laying? - ANSWER ✔✔When feeding a patient via a tube feeding, the
client should have the head of bed elevated.
After ear surgery (myringotomy) how should the patient be laying? -
ANSWER ✔✔Position the patient side-lying on effected side to allow
for drainage.
COPYRIGHT©NINJANERD 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2026. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE. PRIVACY
STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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, After cataract surgery, how should the patient lay? - ANSWER
✔✔The patient should sleep on the unaffected side with a night shield in
place for 1-4 weeks.
Crutches:
How many fingers should be able to fit between the armpit and the top of
the crutch?
Where should the patient put all their weight?
At what degree angle should the elbows be at when used?
When using crutches going up the stairs and down the stairs, how
should they walk? - ANSWER ✔✔20-30 degrees
What are the two types of canes? What degree should the elbows be at?
What should the height be at on for the patient? Explain how the person
should walk with the cane. - ANSWER ✔✔
When using a walker, what angle should the patients elbow be at? What
leg should move with the walker? - ANSWER ✔✔
Restraints are used when? - ANSWER ✔✔Clinical Restraints - used
if the patient is trying to interfere with life-saving treatment (e.g. pulling
out an ET tube)
