Mobility and Immobility Quiz

Name a pressure ulcer risk scale

Answer explanation

Norton or Braden

Reposition every 4 hours

• True

• False

Answer explanation

False

TCDB stands for:

Answer explanation

Turn, Cough, Deep Breathe

Keep cane on the weaker side of the body

• True

• False

Answer explanation

False

Do not apply heat to which clients:

Answer explanation

Do not apply heat to:

-client's abdomen who is pregnant

-client who is immobile (risk of burns)

-during the first 24 hr after traumatic injury, for active bleeding, for noninflammatory edema, or for some skin disorders.

Name a type of heat application:

Answer explanation

warm compress

warm soaks

sitz bath

hot pack

warming blanket

To reduce compression of leg veins, instruct the client to avoid:

Answer explanation

-crossing legs

-sitting for long periods

-wearing restrictive clothing on the lower extremities

-putting pillows behind the knees

-massaging legs

Name a manifestation of deep vein thrombosis

Answer explanation

-pain

-edema

-warmth

-erythema

Name a manifestation of pulmonary embolism

Answer explanation

-SOB

-chest pain

-hemoptysis

-decreased BP

-rapid pulse