Author Question: When safely transporting a client in a wheelchair, the nurse should: a. raise the footplates ... (Read 29 times)

HCHenry · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

When safely transporting a client in a wheelchair, the nurse should:

a. raise the footplates before transferring the client into the wheelchair.
b. push the client face-forward ahead of the nurse into the elevator.
c. position the client as far forward as possible on the seat of the chair.
d. position the chair ahead of the nurse when going down a ramp.

Question 2

While assessing a client's spinal status, the nurse notes a lateral deviation in the vertical line of the spine. This is called:

a. kyphosis. c. a spinal list.
b. lordosis. d. scoliosis.