Bed Rails Can Be Used

question 28

Multiple Choice

Bed rails can be used

• A)For persons who try to get out of bed without help
• B)When a person is at high risk for falling
• C)If they are needed to treat a person's medical condition
• D)If the person's family requests them

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Definitions:

Decreased Glucose

A condition characterized by lower than normal levels of glucose in the blood, also known as hypoglycemia.

Cheyne-Stokes Respirations

A pattern of breathing marked by a gradual increase in depth followed by a decrease, resulting in temporary cessation of breathing.

Intracranial Pressure (ICP)

Refers to the pressure inside the skull and thus in the brain tissue and cerebrospinal fluid.

Extension or Flexion Posturing

Neurological postures that indicate severe brain damage, where extension posturing involves stiffening of the limbs away from the body, and flexion posturing involves stiffening of the limbs towards the body.