NURS 1017 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Straight Leg Raise, Bell Labs, Weight-Bearing
18 Nov 2016
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Uniform- loose comfortable clothes, hair up, remove jewelry. Straight leg raise (x 5, each foot) Steps: wash hands, introduce yourself, check identification of patient, explain what you"ll be doing. Electric bed- easy to adjust height, head, and foot of bed. Draw sheet- a special, short sheet placed over the regular sheet on a bed and used to move a person in bed. Clients: less force exerted on their skin. Orange tube slider- under draw sheet before the move. Maxi- slide- 2 pieces you place over one another. Raise side rail on opposite side of bed to which client will be moved. Verbally communicate before move (3, 2, 1) Weight shift from front leg to back leg. Return bed to lowest position, put up rails, call bell near client. Cross patients legs toward direction of move. One hand on clients shoulder, one hand on knee (your right knee on bed)
