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COPE health scholar: ambulating apatient exam
Assessing before walking:
1) ask the patient when he _____ _____
2) check to see if they are designated as a ______ _____ patient
3) ensure the patient is wearing non skid ______ or ______ (green)
4) identify _______ or ______ leads connected to patient
5) ensure the _____ on the bed are _______ - Answer -last walked, fall risk, shoes,
socks, catheters, monitors, wheels, locked
True or false: you are allowed to ambulate a patient alone if it is their first ambulation -
Answer -FALSE
When securing gait belt:
buckle should be in the _______
to secure belt, thread the belt though the teeth of the buckle. _______ before put
through the other ____ _____ to lock it. But leave enough room for two _______. -
Answer -front, tighten, two openings, fingers
PRepare:
Gather______ _______
preform _____ ____ and apply _______ to assist patient out of bed
_________ (5)
adjust the ____ ______ - Answer -gait belt, hand hygiene, gloves, asses, bed height
HELPING PATIENT OUT OF BED:
5) _____ the head of the bed so the patient is in _____ position and raise to _______
level
6) used the ________ technique to guide the patient to a sitting position
7) while still supporting the patient, _____ the bed until _______ firmly planted on the
_____ - Answer -raise, fowler's, hip, swivel, lower, feet, ground
SWIVEL technique:
adjust the bed ______
raise the _____ of the bed so the patient is in _____ position
ask patient to ____ their ____ and ____ their ______
place one hand on the patient's _______ (shoulder blade) and other _____ the patient's
______
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