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Marge is a nursing student who is completing her clinical rotation on a geriatric unit. She cares for patients with fragile skin on this unit and looks for ways to reduce the friction caused when repositioning a patient in bed.
 
  Which of the following causes the most friction when repositioning a patient? A. Lifting the patient
  B. Using a drawsheet
  C. Pushing the patient
  D. Using a transfer board

Question 2

Harriett is a student nurse who is working on a community health project with her peers. One of the concerns in her community is the rise in homelessness due to the economy.
 
  Harriett understands that the fastest growing segment of the homeless population are: A. the elderly.
  B. single men.
  C. families with children.
  D. single females.



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Answer to Question 1

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You reduce friction by lifting rather than pushing a patient. Lifting has an upward component and decreases the pressure between the patient and the bed or the chair. The use of a drawsheet reduces friction because you are able to move the patient more easily along the bed's surface. However, there are several commercially available products to assist in the task of positioning and moving patients in bed such as transfer boards and Maxi Slides.

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The fastest growing segment of the homeless population is families with children. This includes complete nuclear families and single-parent families. Families with children account for 36 of the homeless population.




amal

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Reply 2 on: Jul 22, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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