3 things a positioning device does? - correct answer ✔✔1. maintain body alignment
2. prevent contractors
3. promote comfort
types of devices - correct answer ✔✔trochanter roll
hand roll
special beds
pillows
what does a trochanter roll do - correct answer ✔✔provide support to the trochanter to prevent the hip
from popping
what is a hand roll? - correct answer ✔✔wash clothe
special beds? - correct answer ✔✔
Immobile patients are at risk for? - correct answer ✔✔1.pressure injuries due to decrease circulation
2.impaired oxygen exchange to tissues
3. edema
4. atelectasis leading to pneumonia
5. blood clot formation
6. depression
7. constipation/ileus
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