Ambulating and Transfering
Skeletal System
Muscle System
Body Mechanics
Restorative Nursing
100
Two Purposes for Ambulation
What is keep active, improve strength, sense of accomplishment, improve independence, sow osteoporosis, increase peristalsis, or improve circulation.
100

Three joint types

What is movable, immovable, and partially movable?

100

Types of muscles

What is Cardiac, Visceral, Skeletal

100
Body mechanics
What is using proper form of body as not to strain it?
100
Purpose of restorative nursing?
What is the process of restoring or reaching highest level of wellness?
200
Drugs, Distractions, and Confusion.
What are reasons for ambulation?
200

Movement, Protection, Support, Calcium Storage

What is the functions?

200

The muscles that function without you having to consciously tell yourself to do it.

What is Cardiac and Visceral muscles.

200
Keeps you from injury, keep head, back, and chest straight.
What is important keys of body mechanics?
200
maintain function, fluid intake, and output, 2 hour position, independence.
What is reasons for restorative nursing?
300
Equipment you use for ambulation
What is Gait Belt, Walker, Cane, Brace, Prosthetic Limb?
300
Difference between tibia and fibula
What is tibia is your shin bone, large weight bearing bone. Fibula- smaller bone.
300
Excitability
What is the ability to respond to a stimulus of impulse?
300
True False Keep hazards in the way
What is False
300
Pressure ulcers, contractures, constipation.
What is complications
400
Active Assistance
What do you call a resident that needs assistance in moving from place to place?
400

Age Related Changes to Skeletal System

What is Osteoporosis, Arthritis, Stiff joints, Slumped position?

400

Extension

What is increasing angle between bones, or straightening the body part?

400
How often to change position?
What is every two hours at the least?
400
Promote activity, praise, emphasize abilities.
What is key points of restorative nursing?
500
Keep the resident informed.
What is a safety measure?
500

Inflammation of a joint. It causes joints to become stiff and less flexible.

What is arthritis?

500
Contracture
What is severe tightening of flexor muscle resulting in bending joint?
500
18 inches
What is amount you need to have your feet apart?
500
straight spine, don't tuck tightly, supportive devices
What is positioning a resident
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