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Therapy and Safe Patient Handling and Mobility: Optimum Outcomes and Safety for Everyone

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1.  Which of the following is NOT an expected finding during initiation of early and progressive mobility during a hospitalization or ICU stay?
  1. Increased time on a ventilator
  2. Shorter ICU LOS
  3. Improved quality of life
  4. Increased likelihood of returning to home
2.  Which of the following is a key tenet of the APTAs position on Safe Patient Handling (SPH)?
  1. Physical therapists have no role in leadership in safe patient handling and mobility programs
  2. SPHM policies should be restrictive in order to not allow creativity and clinical judgement in treatment approaches
  3. Entry level training in safe patient handling is not important in PT and PTA programs
  4. PTs and PTAs shall lead by example, appropriately supporting and employing the concepts of Safe Patient Handling during patient care
3.  Which of the following is an effective means to prevent injuries when assisting patients with mobility?
  1. Back brace
  2. Body mechanics alone
  3. Proper use and access to safe patient handling equipment
  4. Therapists should only use dependent mechanical lifts until the patient is strong enough to bear their own body weight fully
4.  With regard to patient care, which of the following is NOT a common difference with patients of size (aka patients with obesity)?
  1. Healthcare worker perceptions
  2. Slower healing
  3. Slower progression
  4. Lack of motivation to improve or get better
5.  Which of the following is NOT a best practice with patients of size?
  1. Administrative support and backing
  2. Careful review of physical environment and patient care equipment
  3. Knowing that all SPH equipment has a capacity up to 1000#
  4. Sensitive care
6.  Which of the following is NOT an advantage of a friction reducing device to assist with lateral transfers in bed?
  1. They are lightweight
  2. These patients must be able to sit or stand up to place them under the patient
  3. There is generally not a weight limit on these devices
  4. Reduces the amount of force needed to slide the patient from a stretcher to the bed
7.  Which of the following is a potential barrier to equipment use?
  1. Inadequate training on device on floors with high turnover levels
  2. Space restrictions to control equipment
  3. Incompatible equipment purchased for the patient population
  4. All of the above
8.  Which of the following is NOT an appropriate application of a gait training harness and sling?
  1. Facilitating a hemiparetic leg in a patient with a stroke
  2. Guarding and stabilizing a patient with Parkinson's disease who's legs buckle often
  3. Early standing in the ICU after a complete C4 spinal cord injury with quadriparesis
  4. Unweighting a patient to assist with analysis of running mechanics on a treadmill
9.  Which of the following is the most appropriate way to communicate therapist recommendations for patient mobility in an inpatient setting?
  1. Verbally let the nursing assistant know and ask them to tell the next nursing assistant during shift report
  2. A bedside communications sign and updating the activity level for everyone to access
  3. Write it in your therapy notes because you know that all healthcare professionals read all of our notes
  4. Tell the patient to let the nurse know what to do
10.  Which of the following is NOT an expected effect of prolonged bedrest or inactivity?
  1. Orthostatic intolerance
  2. Bone demineralization
  3. Decreased gastrointestinal peristalsis
  4. Improved mood and decreased anxiety

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