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rlane42

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The proper use of the principles of body mechanics:
 
  A) acts as a safeguard against legal action by the client.
  B) acts to prevent injury to the client and/or nurse.
  C) primarily protects the client from injury.
  D) Primarily protects the nurse from injury.

Question 2

When the client has been diagnosed as having an infection in the semicircular canals in the vestibular apparatus of the ear, the nurse should assess the client for:
 
  A) instability when walking, because the semicircular canals maintain equilibrium.
  B) anxiety, because the semicircular canals maintain psychological understanding.
  C) ability to lift because the semicircular canals control gravitational pull.
  D) confusion, because the semicircular canals control understanding.



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Answer to Question 1

Ans: B
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When nurses use their bodies to perform therapies, to assist clients with movement, or to move equipment, they benefit from the effective use of body mechanics to prevent injury to themselves and others.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: A
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Equilibrium is provided mainly by the vestibular apparatus consisting of the cochlear duct, the three semicircular canals, and two large chambers known as the utricle and saccule.



rlane42

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Both answers were spot on, thank you once again




 

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