When a patient who needs to use a bedpan is unable to raise his/her buttocks
A)
use a mechanical patient lift.
B)
turn the patient on his/her side and place the bedpan over his/her buttocks, then turn his/her back onto the bedpan.
C)
have another nursing assistant help you lift the patient.
D)
let him/her dirty the bed and then change the linen.
Question 2
When you are giving oral hygiene to an unconscious patient, the patient's head should be positioned in which direction for patient safety?
A)
turned to the side, facing you
B)
tilted forward
C)
tilted backward
D)
turned to the side, facing away from you
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