MCQ RELATED TO POSITION USED IN HOSPITAL

1. MCQ ON POSITION USED IN
DIRECT PATIENT CARE

2. 1.) What type of patient would benefit from an
elevated head of the bed position?*
A. Patient with burns of the face and head
B. Patient with a broken femur
C. Patient who had a hemorroidectomy
D. Patient who had a lumbar puncture

3. 2.) A patient is recovering from a mastectomy.
Which answer is incorrect in regards to
positioning?*
A. Place the patient in semi-Fowler's position
B. Place the affected arm on a pillow
C. Place the patient in a side-lying position on the
unaffected side to promote lymphatic drainage
D. Every 2 hours turn the patient on the prone
position on the affected side

4. 3.) A patient is supine and the head of the bed is
elevated to 45 to 60 degrees. What position is
this called?*
A. Semi-Fowler's Position
B. High Fowler's Position
C. Sim's Position
D. Fowler's Position

5. 4.) How would you position the patient during a
liver biopsy?*
A. Left lateral side position
B. Supine with right arm raised and extended
behind the head
C. Sim's Position
D. High Fowler's

6. 5.) A patient is to be on bed rest for 3-4 hours and
the head of the bed is not to be higher than 30
degrees. The affected extremity is to be kept
straight during this time. Which procedure below
would require a patient to do the above?*
A. Cardiac Catheterization
B. Aterial Vascular Grafting
C. Amputation of the left leg
D. Varicose vein surgery

7. 6.) Which statement is true regarding the
positioning of patients who's had a stroke?* A.
A patient that has experienced a hemorrhagic
stroke, the head of the bed should be elevated 30
degrees.
B. It is recommended for the patient to bend the
hip and neck while in bed.
C. Maintain the head in a sideline position to help
venous drainage.
D. Patients who've had an ischemic stroke, the
head of the bed should be flat.

8. 7.) Your patient is getting prepped for a lumbar puncture.
What position do you assist the patient in?*
A. Lateral Side-lying Position
B. Prone
C. Head of the bed at 45 degrees
D. None of the above
8.) After which procedure would you position the patient
in a supine position for 4-12 hours per MD order?*
A. Myelogram
B. HIDA scan
C. Lumbar Puncture
D. Cardiac Stress Test

9. 9.) Your patient has Congestive Heart Failure with pulmonary
edema. The patient states he is tried of being in bed. What
position is best for this patient's condition?*
A. Tripod position with chin down in a chair
B. Sitting in a chair at 45 degree with legs elevated on a pillow
C. Upright with legs dangling over the bed
D. Sims Position in the beside chair
10.) Which of the following statements made by the patient is
true regarding positioning after cataracts surgery?*
A. I will sleep on the unaffected side.
B. I will sleep on the affected side to help decrease drainage.
C. I know I can't lay on my back and be on my side for at least
a week.
D. I will sleep on my stomach to help keep pressure on my
eye while I sleep.