Vocabulary
What does it mean when the resident is able to support body weight on one or both legs?
What is partial weight-bearing
What is inflammation or swelling of the joints?
What is Arthritis?
What is the best way to prevent a fall as an NA?
Always keep the resident's call light within reach
How many bones are in the human body?
206
What is a procedure where damaged or arthritic joints are replaced with artificial prosthetic joints?
What is a joint replacement?
What is a break in the bone?
What is a fracture?
What is a condition where bones lose density and break down to become brittle and porous?
What is Osteoporosis?
What is a question the NA should always ask during the ROM exercises?
"Are you having any pain?"
What body system does the skeletal work the closest with?
What is the muscular system?
What is a procedure you would have a resident use an abduction pillow afterwards?
What is a Hip replacement?
What is a tough fibrous connective tissue that connects bone to bone and provides stability to joints?
What is a ligament?
What is an autoimmune inflammatory disease that primarily affects the joints. Causes joint damage, pain, stiffness.
What is Rheumatoid Arthritis?
Where should the CNA always place a resident's Walker or cane?
Within reach of the resident
What is the only true sesamoid bone in the body?
What is the patella?
What surgery uses a Continuous Passive Motion Device afterwards?
What is a knee replacement?
What is it called when two bones meet?
What is a joint?
A common condition that affects aging women when the bones loose calcium and become brittle is called?
What is Osteoporosis Arthritis?
Which side should a resident's wheelchair be placed on during a pivot transfer with a gait belt?
What is the non affected side?
What part of the skeletal system consists of the skull, vertebral column, and rib cage?
What is the axial skeleton?
What is a procedure where metal plates, pins and screws are used to hold bone fragments in place?
What is an internal fixation?
What is the production of blood cells called?
What is Hematopoiesis?
What is a chronic disorder of the skeleton that causes excessive, disorganized bone remodeling?
What is Paget's disease?
What should a resident ALWAYS be wearing while ambulating?
What is non-skid footwear?
What is the smallest bone in the human body?
What is the stapes?
What is a procedure that uses pins and wires inserted into the bone externally to hold a fracture in place?
External Skeletal Fixation