Positions
This position is between 45-60 degrees
Fowlers
What would be used to assist with walking
Transfer Belt
What measurements do you use to record height
Feet and inches
What is rehabilitation?
Restoring someone to normal health and normal life
What is the common type of dementia?
Alzheimer's
This position is 65-90 degrees
High fowlers
Used to Roll patients without moving spinal column
Log Rolling
What measurement do you use for heart beat?
Bpm
What is cardiac rehabilitation?
Regaining strength toy our heart.
What is increased heart rate?
Tachycardia
This position is 30-40 degrees
Low/Semi Fowlers
Where should the transfer belt be placed on patient
Above belly button
What is the measurement of input and output?
Cc
What is the nervous system rehabilitation?
Regaining function of the nervous system.
What is the stiffness and pain in joints?
Arthritis.
Positions flat on your back
Supine
How tight should the transfer belt be
Can fit 2 finger between belt and stomach
Before recording vital signs, what should you do?
Wash hands
What is speech and swallow therapy?
treatment of articulation, language, stuttering, voice,cognition and swallowing disorders.
What is the medical term for low blood sugar
Hypoglycemia
Positioned on your side
Lateral
Before assisting the patient out of the bed, what are the safety precautions that need to be checked
Bed is low and locked, patient has non slip shoes, patient is in stable condition
What is the medical term for a blood pressure cuff?
Sphygmomanometer
What devices can be used to help an amputee regain a better emotional and physical state.
Prosthetic devices
What are the names for loss of sensation in either 2-4 limbs
Paraplegic and Quadriplegic