Exercise
The frequency and amount you should exercise.
What is 30 minutes a day atleast 3 times a week?
This is how you use a cane.
What is keeping the cane on the strong side of the body? What is moving the can forward first?
This is how I prevent severe constipation in a patient who is immobile.
What is increase fluid intake, laxative use, increase fiber, and monitor bowel function?
This is a anticoagulant that is most commonly used for ortho surgeries or some other minor surgeries that may have temporary immobility.
What is enoxaparin?
This is what you should do if patient is experiencing orthostasis.
What is dangle legs, slowly move positions, use gait belt or other assistive devices?
This is the target HR you should strive to achieve when exercising.
What is 220-age=max HR
This is the angle that elbows should be bent when using assistive devices.
What is 15-30 degrees?
This is the type of renal calculi to expect from an immobile patient.
What is calcium renal calculi? (Immobility causes calcium to be released from bone into the blood stream-increased serum calcium travels to kidneys which can cause renal calculi)
This is what makes up Virchow's triad.
What is damage to the vessel wall, alterations in blood flow, and hypercoagubility?
True or False. Orthostatic vitals can be delegated.
What is false?
This is how we improve compliance with exercise.
What is exercising with friends, praise small accomplishments, set goals, make it fun, family support, encouragement?
This is how you educate a patient on how to use a 3 point gate with crutches.
What is weight bearing only on strong leg. What is moving the crutches forward then advancing using the strong leg?
This a respiratory change with an immobile patient, and this is what I do to fix it or prevent it.
What is atelectasis? What is using an incentive spirometer, deep breathing/coughing, changing positions often?
This is what happens when a blood clot travels to the lungs. This is what to expect.
What is a pulmonary embolism? What is hemoptysis, SOB, lightheadedness, chest pain, cough, and tachycardia?
This is where the object that you are lifting should be in relation to your body.
What is close to you body?
These are benefits of exercise on the cardiovascular system.
What is increased cardiac output, decrease heart rate, decrease risk for blood clots, improved gas exchange, and increased heart efficiency?
This is how you use a walker.
What is move the walker forward then advance into the walker?
This is what we prevent with a toe pleat.
What is foot drop?
These are risk factors for developing a deep vein thrombosis.
What is pressure against veins, cancer, surgery, oral contraceptives, fractures, dehydration?
This is the most common cause of disability among nurses in the US.
What is back injury?
What is weight bearing exercises stimulate the production of osteoblasts which helps build bone tissue?
This is where you should walk when using a gait belt to ambulate a patient.
What is to the side behind the patient?
This is a permanent effect of immobility/disuse.
What is contractures?
Expected findings of a patient with a DVT.
What is calf tenderness, erythema, change in sensation, UNILATERAL leg swelling, warmth?
These are the variables you need to consider before bathing, ambulating, or providing care to a patient.
What is assessing client size/weight, client LOC, client strength/weakness, and equipment?