Chapter 32 Flashcards
Exercise & Activity Needs
Where can you find the person’s activity level & needed exercise?
Care plan & assignment sheet
______ refers to a person’s ability to move. ______ is the inability to move
- Mobility
- Immobility
______ whether mild or severe, affects every body system and mental well-being
Immobility
________ loss of muscle strength from inactivity
Deconditioning
________ means restricting a person to bed and limiting activity for health reasons
Bed rest
Common reasons for a patient being on bed rest are to:
* Reduce ________ needs
* Reduce ______
* Reduce ________
* Promote _________
- Reduce oxygen needs
- Reduce pain
- Reduce swelling
- Promote healing
What are the 4 types of bed rest?
- Strict (complete) bed rest
- Bed rest
- Bed rest with commode privilage
- Bed rest with bathroom privileges
What is strict bed rest?
Everything is done for the person. All activities of daily living (ADL) are done in bed
_____ rest, the person performs some ADL. Self-feeding, oral hygiene, bathing, shaving, and hair care are often allowed.
Bed rest
What serious complications can occur with immobility?
- Pressure injuries
- Constipation
- Fecal impaction
- Urinary Tract infection
- Renal Calculi (kidney stones)
- Blood clots
- Pneumonia
Immobility can affect the _________ system
Musculo-skeletal system
For normal movement, you must help prevent?
- Contracture
- Atrophy
- Postural Hypotension
A ________ is decreased motion and stiffness of a joint caused by shortening (________) of a muscle
- Contracture
- Contracting
The _______ muscle is fixed into position, is deformed and cannot stretch
Contracted
What are common sites for contractures?
- Fingers, wrists, elbow, toes, ankles, knees, hips
- Neck & spine
______ is the decrease in size or the wasting away of tissue
Atrophy
______ ______ is a decrease in size or a wasting away of muscle
Muscle atrophy
______ ______ is abnormally low blood pressure when the person suddenly stands up
Postural hypotension
What’s another word for fainting?
Syncope
_______ helps prevent contractures and muscle atrophy
Exercise
- Range-of-motion exercises promote _____ _____
- Weight-bearing exercises are needed to?
- Joint mobility
- Gain muscle stength
The person progresses mobility in 4 stages, what is the 1st stage?
Supine to Fowler’s position
After the patient has progressed from supine to fowler’s position, what is the 2nd stage?
Fowler’s position to sitting on the side of the bed
After the patient has progressed fowler’s position to sitting on the side of the bed, what is the 3rd stage?
Sitting on the side of the bed to standing
After the patient has progressed from sitting on the side of the bed to standing, what is the 4th stage?
Standing to walking or sitting in a chair
The patient progresses in stages from
1. Supine to Fowler’s position
2.
3. Sitting on the side of the bed to standing
4.
- Supine to Fowler’s position
- Fowler’s position to sittiing on the side of the bed
- Sitting on the side of the bed to standing
- Standing to walking or sitting in a chair
Slowly changing positions is key to preventing?
Postural hypotension
What is ROM?
Range of motion exercises
ROM exercises are done ____ times a day
2 times
The movement of a joint to the extent possible without causing pain is the?
Range of motion (ROM)
ROM exercies are ______, _______, or _______
- Active
- Passive
- Active-assistive
Active ROM exercises are?
done by the person
What is Passive ROM (PROM) exercises?
You move the joints through their range of motion
Active-assistive ROM exercise is?
The person does the exercises with some help
_______ is moving the body part away from the mid-line of the body
Abduction
_______ is moving a body part toward the mid-line of the body
Adduction
_______ is touching an opposite finger with the thumb
Opposition
Flexion is?
Bending a body part
Extension is?
Straightening a body part
Dorsiflexion is?
bending the toes and foot up at the ankle
Hyperextension is?
Excessive straightening of a body part
Plantar flexion is?
Bending the foot down at the ankle
Rotation is?
Turning the joint
What is:
Internal rotation
Turning the joint inward
What is:
External Rotation
Turning the joint outward
What is:
Pronation
Turning the joint downward
What is:
Supination
Turning the joint upward
As each joint is exercised, what should you ask the person?
- Feels that the joint cannot move any further
- Feels pain or discomfort in the joint
- Needs to stop or rest
______ the part being exercised at all times
Support
Before performing range of motion exercises, what’s the first two steps of the procedure?
- Position person in surpine
- Cover the person with the bath blanket. Fan fold top linens to the foot of the bed
When exercising the neck where can you as a CNA provide support?
- Placing hands over ears
- Support jaw with fingers
An ______ is a device used to support a muscle, promote a certain motion, or correct a deformity
Orthotic
What does placing your hands over the patients ears do?
Support the head
What helps prevent plantar flexion that can lead to footdrop?
Foot-board
Paralysis and muscle weakness are common reasons for ________ devices
Orthotic
______ is when the foot falls down at the ankle
Footdrop
_______ also serve as bed cradles by keeping top linens off of the feet & toes
Foot-board
What keeps the weight of top linens off of the feet & toes?
Bed cradle