General care
This is a vital part of making rehabilitation successful. It has a positive effect on self-image, attitude, and abilities. It helps the body stay active and prevents complications of immobility.
What is 'Independence?"
Used to help with balance, and not used to support a person's weight.
What is a cane?
Care used to restore a person to her highest level of functioning possible after an accident, illness, or injury.
What is "Rehabilitation?"
Moving a body part toward the midline of the body.
What is "Adduction?"
ROM exercises performed in an aggressive or rough way that causes pain is considered ____________.
What is abuse?
One of these is NOT on the rehabilitation team.
Speech-language pathologist
Facility administrator
Resident
Nurse Aid
If one leg is weaker, the cane should be on this side.
What is the stronger side?
Care given after rehabilitation to maintain a person's function and increase independence.
What is "Restorative care?"
Turning downward.
What is "Pronation?"
When doing ROM exercise, the NA should begin:
At the toes and work upward
At the shoulders and work down
On the left side and work toward the right side
What is at the shoulders and work down/
Helps to avoid distractions and promotes dignity
What is privacy?
This has four rubber tipped feet and a rectangular base, and is held in one hand.
What is a "quad cane?"
Touching the thumb to any other finger.
What is "Opposition"?
Devices applied externally to a limb for support and protections, eg a splint.
Orthotic devices
Body parts that are included in ROM are:
Neck, shoulders, elbows
Thumbs, hips, knees
neck, hips, ankles
What is thumbs, hips, knees?
Often the first person to observe a potential problem or complication.
What is the Nurse Aid?
When using a walker, this is the order of movements.
walker/strong leg/weak leg
strong leg/walker/weak leg
walker/weak leg/strong leg
What is walker/weak leg/strong leg
Bending a body part.
What is "flexion"?
A weakness in the muscles in the feet and ankles that interferes with normal walking.
What is "Foot drop?"
This person orders ROM exercises.
Who is the physician?
A key to success in the rehabilitative/restorative process on the part of the Nurse Aid
What is a positive attitude?
When ambulating a resident, the NA should stay near this side.
What is the weaker side?
Exercises to put a joint through its full arc of motion that are done by a resident himself, without help.
What is "Active Range of Motion (AROM)?'
This can cause injury by moving a joint beyond its normal range of motion.
What is "Hyperextension?"
Complications of immobility include:
-Weight gain, relaxation and sleep, pneumonia, UTIs.
-Constipation, pressure injuries, blood clots, atrophy.
-Pneumonia, healthy skin, contractures, increased lung function.
What is constipation, pressure injuries, blood clots, atrophy?