Vocabulary
What is the medical term when a foot falls down at the ankle; permanent plantar flexion?
Footdrop
What is it called when patients sit on the side of the bed for a few minutes before standing?
Dangling
What protective devices are made foam padding, pressure relieving gel or other cushioning materials that fit the shape of the blow and heels?
elbow and heel protectors
Who orders oxygen, the amount, the device to use and the device to use?
The doctor
What is the medical term when cells do not have enough oxygen?
Hypoxia
What positioning device is placed between the patient's legs and is common after surgery?
Hip abduction wedge
Reposition bedfast persons at least every ______ hours.
1-2 hours, every 2 hours
The amount of oxygen given is the ______
flow rate
What is the medical term when there is a break or rip in the outer layers of the skin; the epidermis (top skin layer) separates from the underlying tissues?
Skin tear
Everything is done for a patient on what type of bed rest?
complete/strict bed rest
What is the most common sites for a pressure injury to occur?
Sacrum
Restlessness is an early sign of what?
Hypoxia, altered respiratory function
What is the medical term for the rubbing of one surface against another?
Friction
How should the weight be distributed between the feet and cane?
evenly
What pressure stage has intact skin with redness over a bony prominence that is not blanch able?
Stage 1
Holding a pillow over an incision site will help a patient perform what task?
Deep breathing/coughing
What is medical term when breathing deeply and comfortably only when sitting?
Orthopnea
When performing ROM on the upper body and doing pronation and supination, what body part is getting movement?
forearm
What is the preferred position for preventing pressure injuries?
30-degree lateral position
The oxygen flow rate and condition of nasal passages should be checked frequently when receiving oxygen via_______
nasal cannula