Adjustment to Disability
What are good body mechanics?
This condition presents with lightheadedness, dizziness, and rapid shallow breathing when a person changes position such as going from sitting to standing.
What is orthostatic hypotension?
These apply to all patients and to protect the healthcare worker from blood, body fluids, & mucus membranes that could be infectious.
What are universal precautions?
This is the number 1 prevention technique for preventing the spread of infections.
What is hand hygiene?
This is a federal health insurance program in the U.S. primarily for people over 65 or people with disabilities.
What is Medicare?
In occupational therapy, this is when you work with a person to restore, improve, or maintain a client's ability to perform everyday activities and occupations.
What is physical rehabilitation?
What is hypoglycemia?
Open wounds, the respiratory tract, blood & body fluids are this in the infection cycle.
What are portals of exits?
You should do this before and after every patient, each time you enter/exit a patient's room and after 3-4 uses of hand sanitizer.
What is hand hygiene?
This therapy approach category is used to help a person be able to complete an activity like they did previously and can involve strengthening, stretching, and repetition.
What is remediation?
This ICF classification is when a person is unable to perform a meaningful task or action.
What is an activity limitation?
This acronym FAST stands for facial droop, arm weakness, speech difficulty, and time and is used to identify this condition.
What is a stroke / CVA?
These are microorganisms that cause communicable diseases.
What are infectious agents?
Airborne precautions help prevent transmission of infectious agents that remain suspended in the air and require the use of this specialized type of PPE.
What is an N95 mask or respirator?
In this setting the population is typically older adults and can involve many diagnoses with a length of stay around 3-5 weeks but can be longer if needed.
What is sub-acute rehab or skilled nursing?
This ICF classification a difficulty with a body part or parts or the way the body functions.
What is an impairment?
This emergency happens sometimes after an SCI and presents with severe hypertension, bradycardia, diaphoresis, a pounding headache, and blotchy skin.
What is autonomic dysreflexia?
A cough, sneeze, needle stick, contaminated food or water are examples of this.
What are modes of transmission?
Contact precautions are used to prevent transmission of organisms through direct or indirect contact and utilize these 3 types of PPE.
What are hand hygiene, gloves, & a gown?
This is the setting that people with more complicated cases of CVA, TBI, Neurological and Burn go to get more intense rehabilitation for 3 hours a day and the typical length of stay is 1-3 weeks.
What is acute inpatient rehabilitation?
This ICF classification is when a person cannot be involved in a specific life situation/occupation.
What is a participation restriction?
This cardiovascular emergency condition sometimes presents with a headache, shortness of breath, changes in vision, & chest pain.
What is a hypertensive emergency?
This is a microorganism's site of growth & reproduction (the host).
What is the reservoir?
Droplet precautions are used to protect against pathogens spread by the respiratory secretions and require these 2 types of PPE.
What are hand hygiene and a mask?
This setting is for a medical condition and applies to all ages, diagnoses, and acuity levels with a typical length of stay being 1 day to 1 week but could be longer in more significant cases.
What is acute care?