Basic Nursing Skills Patient Mobility & Positioning

Question 1

Which position is used for a patient in respiratory distress to maximize lung expansion?

Accepted Answer

High Fowler's (90 degrees)

Answer

Supine

Answer

Trendelenburg

Answer

Prone

Question 2

The Trendelenburg position involves:

Accepted Answer

Supine with feet elevated higher than the head

Answer

Head elevated 30–45 degrees with knees bent

Answer

Lying on the side with the upper knee flexed

Answer

Head elevated 90 degrees

Question 3

Which position is used for a patient during a lumbar puncture?

Accepted Answer

Lateral recumbent (fetal position) or sitting with back curved

Answer

Supine with arms above the head

Answer

High Fowler's with neck flexed

Answer

Prone with pillow under abdomen

Question 4

When using a gait belt to assist a patient to ambulate, it should be placed:

Accepted Answer

Around the patient's waist, over clothing

Answer

Around the patient's chest

Answer

Around the patient's hips

Answer

Around the patient's thighs

Question 5

The nurse is turning a patient every 2 hours. The primary purpose of this intervention is to:

Accepted Answer

Prevent pressure injuries by relieving pressure on bony prominences

Answer

Promote digestion and bowel motility

Answer

Improve respiratory function by alternating lung fields

Answer

Promote sleep and reduce anxiety

Question 6

Which patient requires the most urgent repositioning?

Accepted Answer

An immobile patient with non-blanchable redness over the sacrum

Answer

A mobile patient who has been in bed for 1 hour

Answer

A patient sitting in a chair for 30 minutes

Answer

A patient in lateral position with a pillow between knees