Activity

Question 1

What is patient care ergonomics?

Answer 1

Practice of designing equipment and work tasks to conform to the capability of the worker in relation to patient care.

Question 2

What is isotonic exercise?

Answer 2

Involves muscle shortening and active movement.

Swimming, jogging, walking

Question 3

What is isometric exercise?

Answer 3

Muscle contraction without shortening

No or minimum movement

Question 4

What are benefits of isometric exercise?

Answer 4

Increased muscle mass, tone, strength, increased circulation and osteoblastic activity

Question 5

What is isokinetic exercise?

Answer 5

Muscle contractions with resistance

Question 6

What is fowlers position?

Answer 6

Head of bed 45 to 60 degrees to promote cardiac and respiratory functioning

Question 7

What is active ROM?

Answer 7

Patient independently moves joints through full ROM (isotonic)

Question 8

What is passive ROM?

Answer 8

Patient is unable to move joints through full ROM, so needs nurse assistance

Question 9

What is the purpose of a walker?

Answer 9

Increase patient base of support, enhance lateral stability, support patients weight

Question 10

Who are single handed canes with half circle handles recommended for?

Answer 10

Patients requiring minimal support who use stairs frequently

Question 11

Who are single ended canes with straight handles recommended for?

Answer 11

Patients with hand weakness

Question 12

Who are quad/tripod canes recommended for?

Answer 12

Patient with poor balance

Question 13

How is a cane held?

Answer 13

1. Patient stands with weight evenly distributed
2. Cane is held of patients stronger side and is advanced one small stride ahead
3. Supporting weight on stronger leg and cane the pt advances weaker foot
4. Supporting weight on weaker leg and cane pt advances stronger foot

Question 14

Where should the weight be placed on crutches?

Answer 14

Support on hands and arms not on axillary

Question 15

When are gait belts used?

Answer 15

Ambulating patients who have leg strength, can cooperate, and require minimal assistance.
Not on patients with abdominal or thoracic incisions

Question 16

What are cardiovascular immobility effects?

Answer 16

Increased cardiac workload, orthostatic hypotension, venous stasis, venous thrombosis

Question 17

What are respiratory immobility effects?

Answer 17

Decrease depth and rate of respirations, atelectasis, acid-base imbalance, decreased movement of secretions, decreased thoracic cage movement

Question 18

What are musculoskeletal immobility effects?

Answer 18

Atrophy, tone, strength decrease, decreased joint mobility and flexibility, bone demineralization, limited endurance

Question 19

What are metabolic immobility effects?

Answer 19

Decreased metabolic rate, muscle wasting, negative nitrogen balance

Question 20

What are GI immobility effects?

Answer 20

Disturbances in appetite, decreased food intake, altered protein metabolism, poor digestion

Question 21

What are urinary immobility effects?

Answer 21

UTI, poor perineal hygiene, renal calculi, kidney stones, decreased urine volume, alkaline urine

Question 22

What are skin immobility effects?

Answer 22

Pressure ulcers, increased skin breakdown

Question 23

What is a trapeze bar?

Answer 23

Handgrip suspended from bed frame that patient can grasp to raise trunk from bed

Question 24

What are hand rolls?

Answer 24

Used on paralyzed or unconscious patient to keep hand in functional position