General care
This is a vital part of making rehabilitation successful. It has a positive effect on self-image, attitude, and abilities. It helps the body stay active, prevents complications of immobility, and should always be encouraged.
What is 'Independence?"
An assistive device used to help with balance, and not used to support a person's weight.
What is a cane?
Care used to restore a person to her highest level of functioning possible after an accident, illness, or injury.
What is "Rehabilitation?"
Moving a body part toward the midline of the body.
What is "Adduction?"
ROM exercises performed in an aggressive or rough way that causes pain is considered ____________.
What is abuse?
One of these is NOT on the rehabilitation team:
Speech-language pathologist
Facility administrator
Resident
Nurse Aid
What is Facility Administrator
If one leg is weaker, the cane should be on this side.
What is the stronger side?
Care given after rehabilitation to maintain a person's function and increase independence.
What is "Restorative care?"
Turning downward.
What is "Pronation?"
When doing ROM exercise, the NA should begin:
At the toes and work upward
At the shoulders and work down
On the left side and work toward the right side
What is at the shoulders and work down?
A resident's right that helps to avoid distractions and promotes dignity
What is privacy?
This has four rubber tipped feet and a rectangular base, and is held in one hand.
What is a "quad cane?"
Touching the thumb to any other finger.
What is "Opposition"?
Devices applied externally to a limb for support and protections, eg a splint.
Orthotic devices
Body parts that are included in ROM are:
Neck, shoulders, elbows
Thumbs, hips, knees
neck, hips, ankles
What is thumbs, hips, knees?
Often the first person to observe a potential problem or complication.
What is the Nurse Aid?
When using a walker, this is the order of movements.
walker/strong leg/weak leg
strong leg/walker/weak leg
walker/weak leg/strong leg
What is walker/weak leg/strong leg
Bending a body part.
What is "flexion"?
A weakness in the muscles in the feet and ankles that interferes with normal walking.
What is "Foot drop?"
This person orders ROM exercises.
Who is the physician?
A key to success in the rehabilitative/restorative process on the part of the Nurse Aid
What is a positive attitude?
When ambulating a resident, the NA should stay near this side.
What is the weaker side?
Exercises to put a joint through its full arc of motion that are done by a resident himself, without help.
What is "Active Range of Motion (AROM)?'
This can cause injury by moving a joint beyond its normal range of motion.
What is "Hyperextension?"
Complications of immobility include:
-Weight gain, relaxation and sleep, pneumonia, UTIs.
-Constipation, pressure injuries, blood clots, atrophy.
-Pneumonia, healthy skin, contractures, increased lung function.
What is constipation, pressure injuries, blood clots, atrophy?