BODY MECHANICS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2025
Which of the following situations is best handled by the Fowler's bed position? -
CORRECT ANSWER -An older patient in a hospital room has respiratory problems
Which muscles are the strongest in your body? - CORRECT ANSWER -Leg muscles
During a patient transfer from bed to wheelchair, where should the wheelchair be
placed? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Meredith needs to transfer Mr. Grey to a wheelchair and take him to therapy. After
putting on the transfer belt, Meredith realizes that Mr. Grey is too heavy for her to lift
alone. What should she do next? - CORRECT ANSWER -Ask another health care
worker for help
What is the most common type of injury experienced by health care workers? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Back injury
What is body mechanics? - CORRECT ANSWER -Positioning the body in ways that
prevent injury
In what position is a patient lying on the back? - CORRECT ANSWER -Supine
Which tool should be used when transferring a patient from a bed to a wheelchair? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Transfer belt
Always bend at your ____. - CORRECT ANSWER -hips and knees
What is the best way to push an object? - CORRECT ANSWER -By leaning into the
object with your body weight
Which of the following is not a goal of body mechanics in geriatric and rehabilitation
patients? - CORRECT ANSWER -Gain a competitive physical advantage
When carrying a heavy object, where should you hold the object? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Close to your body
To apply proper body mechanics to a patient in bed, health care workers should ____. -
CORRECT ANSWER -Keep the patient's spine straight.
2025
Which of the following situations is best handled by the Fowler's bed position? -
CORRECT ANSWER -An older patient in a hospital room has respiratory problems
Which muscles are the strongest in your body? - CORRECT ANSWER -Leg muscles
During a patient transfer from bed to wheelchair, where should the wheelchair be
placed? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Meredith needs to transfer Mr. Grey to a wheelchair and take him to therapy. After
putting on the transfer belt, Meredith realizes that Mr. Grey is too heavy for her to lift
alone. What should she do next? - CORRECT ANSWER -Ask another health care
worker for help
What is the most common type of injury experienced by health care workers? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Back injury
What is body mechanics? - CORRECT ANSWER -Positioning the body in ways that
prevent injury
In what position is a patient lying on the back? - CORRECT ANSWER -Supine
Which tool should be used when transferring a patient from a bed to a wheelchair? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Transfer belt
Always bend at your ____. - CORRECT ANSWER -hips and knees
What is the best way to push an object? - CORRECT ANSWER -By leaning into the
object with your body weight
Which of the following is not a goal of body mechanics in geriatric and rehabilitation
patients? - CORRECT ANSWER -Gain a competitive physical advantage
When carrying a heavy object, where should you hold the object? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Close to your body
To apply proper body mechanics to a patient in bed, health care workers should ____. -
CORRECT ANSWER -Keep the patient's spine straight.
