A Client Is to Be Weighed on a Sling Scale

question 11

Multiple Choice

A client is to be weighed on a sling scale.When should the scale be calibrated to zero?

• A)before the sling is applied
• B)when the legs of the scale are underneath the bed
• C)after the sling is hooked onto the scale
• D)when the sling is off the bed

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Definitions:

Ostomy

A surgical procedure to create an opening (stoma) from an area inside the body to the outside.

Watery Effluent

A term often used in medical or environmental contexts to describe liquid waste or discharge that is mostly water.

Fecal Stoma

A surgically created opening on the abdominal wall for the elimination of feces from the intestines.

Urinary Stoma

An artificially created opening in the abdominal wall for urine to exit the body, typically after removal of part or all of the urinary bladder.