MODULE 5 - BODY MECHANICS EXAM
WITH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS|
VERIFIED BY EXPERT AND RATED
100% CORRECT 2025 UPDATE.
Q: What is the best reason to use proper body mechanics?
A: ✔✔ Prevent injury to the patient as well as the nurse assistant
Q: The resident is positioned in bed with the head of the bed in a partial sitting position at
a 45-degree angle. What is this position called?
A: ✔✔ Semi-Fowler's position
Q: When placing a resident in the lateral position, where should pillows be placed for
support?
A: ✔✔ Head, upper arm, upper leg, and behind the back
Q: If a nurse assistant is asked to assist a resident with ambulatory, where should the nurse
assistant be positioned?
A: ✔✔ Walk slightly behind and to one side of the resident providing support with the gait belt
Q: Why are nurse assistants encouraged to use a gait belt when assisting with patient
transfers?
A: ✔✔ Assist in transferring a dependent resident and protect both the resident and nurse
assistant from injury
Q: Once an object has been lifted, how should the nurse assistant hold the object?
A: ✔✔ As close to the body as possible
, Q: When moving a resident toward the head of the bed, what should the nurse assistant
remove?
A: ✔✔ The pillow from under the resident's head and place it against the headboard
Q: When assisting a resident with left-sided weakness to transfer from bed to a chair,
where should the chair be located?
A: ✔✔ At the head of the bed, on the resident's right side
Q: What is the first step when positioning a resident in a side-lying position?
A: ✔✔ Move the resident to the side of the bed where the nurse assistant is standing
Q: When a resident is in good body alignment, what does it mean?
A: ✔✔ The head is in a straight line with the spine
Q: What should the nurse assistant do before performing any task at the bedside?
A: ✔✔ Elevate the bed to a comfortable position to help
Q: Which of the following describes the prone position?
A: ✔✔ Lying on the abdomen with the head turned to one side
(a) Lying on the back
(b) Lying on the side
(c) Lying on the abdomen with the head turned to one side
(d) Sitting upright
Q: A resident is being transferred back to the bed after being up in the wheelchair for a
long period. What is the best way to protect your back during this transfer?
A: ✔✔ Keep a wide base of support and keep the resident as close as possible to you as you
perform the transfer
WITH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS|
VERIFIED BY EXPERT AND RATED
100% CORRECT 2025 UPDATE.
Q: What is the best reason to use proper body mechanics?
A: ✔✔ Prevent injury to the patient as well as the nurse assistant
Q: The resident is positioned in bed with the head of the bed in a partial sitting position at
a 45-degree angle. What is this position called?
A: ✔✔ Semi-Fowler's position
Q: When placing a resident in the lateral position, where should pillows be placed for
support?
A: ✔✔ Head, upper arm, upper leg, and behind the back
Q: If a nurse assistant is asked to assist a resident with ambulatory, where should the nurse
assistant be positioned?
A: ✔✔ Walk slightly behind and to one side of the resident providing support with the gait belt
Q: Why are nurse assistants encouraged to use a gait belt when assisting with patient
transfers?
A: ✔✔ Assist in transferring a dependent resident and protect both the resident and nurse
assistant from injury
Q: Once an object has been lifted, how should the nurse assistant hold the object?
A: ✔✔ As close to the body as possible
, Q: When moving a resident toward the head of the bed, what should the nurse assistant
remove?
A: ✔✔ The pillow from under the resident's head and place it against the headboard
Q: When assisting a resident with left-sided weakness to transfer from bed to a chair,
where should the chair be located?
A: ✔✔ At the head of the bed, on the resident's right side
Q: What is the first step when positioning a resident in a side-lying position?
A: ✔✔ Move the resident to the side of the bed where the nurse assistant is standing
Q: When a resident is in good body alignment, what does it mean?
A: ✔✔ The head is in a straight line with the spine
Q: What should the nurse assistant do before performing any task at the bedside?
A: ✔✔ Elevate the bed to a comfortable position to help
Q: Which of the following describes the prone position?
A: ✔✔ Lying on the abdomen with the head turned to one side
(a) Lying on the back
(b) Lying on the side
(c) Lying on the abdomen with the head turned to one side
(d) Sitting upright
Q: A resident is being transferred back to the bed after being up in the wheelchair for a
long period. What is the best way to protect your back during this transfer?
A: ✔✔ Keep a wide base of support and keep the resident as close as possible to you as you
perform the transfer
