Patient Positioning Practice Quiz 1

February 18, 2021

Patient Positioning Practice Quiz 1

Is your knowledge about the foundation of nursing well and sound? This quiz will question your ability to handle different nursing procedures, and other concepts covered by Fundamentals of Nursing.

Topics

Topics or concepts included in this exam are:

Above-knee amputation.
Autonomic dysreflexia.
Burns.
Cardiac catheterization.
Cleansing enema.
Craniotomy.
Deep vein thrombosis.
Hypophysectomy.
Insertion of a nasogastric tube.
Mastectomy.
Severe constipation.
Thoracentesis.
Total hip replacement.

Guidelines

To make the most out of this exam, follow the guidelines below:

Read each question carefully and choose the best answer.
You are given one minute per question. Spend your time wisely!
Answers and rationales (if any) are given below. Be sure to read them.
If you need more clarifications, please direct them to the comments section.

Patient Positioning

Patient Positioning Practice Quiz 1

1 / 15

A nurse is caring for a client with severe burns of the face and head. The nurse will place the client in which position?

Prone position.

Trendelenburg.

Supine position.

Head of bed elevated.

2 / 15

Which of the following does not match with the appropriate position?

Hemorrhoidectomy: lateral position.

Vaginal examination: lithotomy position.

Thyroidectomy: fowler's position.

Hypophysectomy: Prone position.

3 / 15

Nurse Justin is taking care a client with deep vein thrombosis. Which position should be provided to the client?

Bed rest with the unaffected extremity on top of the affected extremity.

Bed rest with the affected extremity in a dependent position.

Bed rest with the affected extremity remain flat at all times.

Bed rest with the affected extremity elevated.

4 / 15

A nurse is preparing to care for a client who had undergone an above-knee amputation of the right leg. The nurse plans to allow which position for the client on the first 24 hours?

Prone position, with the affected limb on a dependent position.

Supine position, with the affected limb flat on the bed.

Trendelenburg's position.

Supine position, with the affected limb supported with pillows.

5 / 15

Nurse Ian is handling a client with gastroesophageal reflux disease. Which of the following position will best help the client in this case?

Reverse Trendelenburg position.

Right Lateral Recumbent.

Supine position.

Sims position.

6 / 15

Nurse Monica is handling a female client who had undergone a mastectomy. Which is the best position in which she should place the client?

Head of bed elevated at least 30° with the unaffected arm elevated on a pillow.

Supine position with the affected arm remain flat.

Forward side-lying position.

Head of bed elevated at least 30° with the affected arm elevated on a pillow.

7 / 15

A client with pleural effusion is scheduled to have a thoracentesis. The nurse on duty will assists the client to which position during the procedure?

Forward side lying position with head of bed flat.

Lying in bed on the unaffected side with head of bed elevated about 45°.

Supine position with both arms extended.

Lying in bed on the affected side with head of bed elevated about 45°.

8 / 15

A client is to be on a bed rest for 24 hours and the affected extremity is to be kept straight during this time. Which of the following procedure would require a client to do the above?

Myelogram

Arterial Vascular Grafting.

Abdominal aneurysm resection.

Varicose vein surgery.

9 / 15

Nurse Aaron is inserting a nasogastric tube to a stroke client. He understands that the best position for the insertion is?

Sims position.

Low Fowlers.

High Fowlers.

Trendelenburg.

10 / 15

A nurse is caring for a client who has returned to the recovery unit following a craniotomy. The nurse can safely place the client in which of the position?

Supine position with the neck flexed.

Semi-fowlers position with the head in a midline position.

Fowler's position with the head leaning on the left side.

Trendelenburg position.

11 / 15

Which is the best position for a client with autonomic dysreflexia?

Sim's Position.

Fowler's Position.

High Fowler's Position.

Semi-Fowler's Position.

12 / 15

Nurse Sandra had just received a postoperative total hip replacement client from the recovery unit. Which is the best position in which she should place the client?

On the nonoperative side with the legs adducted.

Side-lying with the affected leg internally rotated.

On the nonoperative side with the legs abducted.

Side-lying with the affected leg externally rotated.

13 / 15

What type of client would benefit the most from an elevated head of the bed position?

Patient who had a laryngectomy.

Patient who had a hemorrhoidectomy.

Patient who had a liver biopsy.

Patient who had a lumbar puncture.

14 / 15

Nurse Maria is administering a cleansing enema to a client with severe constipation. She will place the client in which position?

High fowlers position.

Left Sim's position.

Low fowlers position.

Right Sim's position.

15 / 15

A client has just returned to a nursing unit after a cardiac catheterization performed using the femoral artery. The nurse places the client in which position?

Bed rest with head elevation at 30°.

Bed rest with head elevation at 60°.

Bed rest with head elevation at 90°.

Bed rest with head elevation at 45°.

Your score is

The average score is 65%

Q.1 Nurse Aaron is inserting a nasogastric tube to a stroke client. He understands that the best position for the insertion is?

A. Low Fowlers.

B. Sims position.

C. Trendelenburg.

D. High Fowlers.

Patient Positioning Practice Quiz 1

Topics

Guidelines

Q.1 Nurse Aaron is inserting a nasogastric tube to a stroke client. He understands that the best position for the insertion is?

Q.2 Nurse Monica is handling a female client who had undergone a mastectomy. Which is the best position in which she should place the client?

Q.3 A nurse is caring for a client with severe burns of the face and head. The nurse will place the client in which position?

Q.4 Which of the following does not match with the appropriate position?

Q.5 Nurse Ian is handling a client with gastroesophageal reflux disease. Which of the following position will best help the client in this case?

Q.6 A client with pleural effusion is scheduled to have a thoracentesis. The nurse on duty will assists the client to which position during the procedure?

Q.7 Nurse Maria is administering a cleansing enema to a client with severe constipation. She will place the client in which position?

Q.8 What type of client would benefit the most from an elevated head of the bed position?

Q.9 Nurse Justin is taking care a client with deep vein thrombosis. Which position should be provided to the client?

Q.10 Nurse Sandra had just received a postoperative total hip replacement client from the recovery unit. Which is the best position in which she should place the client?

Q.11 A client has just returned to a nursing unit after a cardiac catheterization performed using the femoral artery. The nurse places the client in which position?

Q.12 A nurse is preparing to care for a client who had undergone an above-knee amputation of the right leg. The nurse plans to allow which position for the client on the first 24 hours?

Q.13 A client is to be on a bed rest for 24 hours and the affected extremity is to be kept straight during this time. Which of the following procedure would require a client to do the above?

Q.14 Which is the best position for a client with autonomic dysreflexia?

Q.15 A nurse is caring for a client who has returned to the recovery unit following a craniotomy. The nurse can safely place the client in which of the position?

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