Daily Living
In order to toilet as independently as possible, what assistive device(s) may patients use?
What is the purpose of a transfer belt?
Provide extra balance and support
When using assistive devices to ambulate, on which leg should patients bear weight?
Which level of range of motion assistance is the most assistive?
Passive ROM exercises
Heat applications relax muscles and joints. What benefit does this result in
In order to bathe as independently as possible, what assistive device(s) may patients use?
What should a health care worker do if the patient begins to fall?
Help patients safely to the floor
How should patients move a standard walker?
Which range of motion term means "moving a body part around on its own axis or moving a joint in a circular motion"?
What do elasticized stockings do?
What action(s) does oral care include?
When helping a patient to ambulate, where should the health care workers stand?
To the patient's affected side and slightly behind the patient
Which type of walker is used for patients who cannot pick up a walker to move it forward?
Which range of motion term means "bending a body part"?
What do deep breathing and coughing exercises prevent?
Mr. Peterson has dementia and needs simple directions as prompts to do ADLs. This type of ADL training is called:
Mrs. Smith is recovering from a stroke and needs minimal physical assistance with ambulation. This level of assistance is called
What type of shoes should patients use when ambulating?
Low heel and non-skid soles
Which range of motion term means "straightening a body part"?
When is cold applied?
During the first two to three days following an acute, or sudden, injury
1 What is incontinence?
Not being able to control urination or bowel movements
Which level of ambulation training is the most assistive?
Which type of cane provides patients with the minimum amount of stability and support?
Which range of motion term means "turning a body part inward"?
In which position should a patient be positioned to apply elasticized stockings?