Chapter 8 Flashcards
The majority of injuries are classified as Musculoskeletal disorder (MSD)?
back injuries prominent among health care personnel
Awareness of proper ergonomic principles is?
relating to or designed for efficiency and comfort in the working environment.
Is the use of body mechanics appropriate ?
(the area of physiology for the study of muscle action and how muscles function in maintaining the posture of the body and prevention of injury during activity ) includes knowledge of how certain muscle groups are used .
The term alignment refers to ?
workplace conditions and job demands regarding MSDs and prevention good body mechanics help prevent injury
Older Adult Mobility ?
-The skin of older adults is more fragile and susceptible to injury
-Explain each step in simple language
- Weakness and hypotension are common signs
-Older adults who have many diseases or have undergone prolonged bed rest have greater risk for hypotension with postural change (orthostatic hypotension )
Patients who use medications to reduce blood pressure?
are at greater risk for orthostatic hypotension
-Limited positioning alternatives are available for the older adult who has arthritis, neuropathies, or other restrictive conditions.
Supine or dorsal recumbent position ?
The client lies on their back with the head and shoulders elevated on a pillow and forearms on pillows at their sides
A foot support prevents foot drop and maintains proper alignment
Ensure that the vertebrae are in straight alignment without excessive flexion or extension of the head and neck
Reverse Trendelenburg ?
The entire bed is tilted with the foot of the bed lower than the head of the bed high
This position promotes gastric emptying and prevents esophageal reflux
Fowler’s position?
(posture assumed by patient when head of bed is raised 45 to 60 degrees )
This position is useful during procedures (nasogastric tube insertion and suctioning)
allows for better chest expansion and ventilation and better dependent drainage after abdominal surgeries
Semi - Fowler’s position ?
( posture assumed by patient when head of bed is raised approximately 30 degrees).
This position prevents regurgitation of enteral feedings and aspiration by clients who have difficulty swallowing also promotes lung expansion for clients who have dyspnea or are receiving mechanical ventilation
Orthopneic position?
( posture assumed by the patient sitting up in bed at 90-degree angle, or sometimes resting in forward tilt while supported by a pillow on an overbed table)
Often used for the patient with a cardiac or respiratory condition.
This position allows for chest expansion and is especially beneficial for clients who have COPD .
Sims position?
( position in which the patient lies on side with knee and thigh drawn upward toward chest) (see illustration ).
The left Sims position is appropriate for the enema procedure and administration of a rectal suppository.
This is a comfortable sleeping position for many clients, and it promotes oral drainage .
Prone position?
(lying face down in horizontal position)
This promotes relaxation by permitting some knee flexion and dorsiflexion of the ankles
This position promotes drainage from the mouth after throat or oral surgery, but inhibits chest expansion . It is for short-term use only This position helps prevent hip flexion contractures following a lower extremity amputation
Knee-chest ( genupectoral ) position?
patient kneels so that weight of body is supported by knees and chest, with abdomen raised, head turned to one side, and arms flexed)
Lithotomy position ?
(patient lies supine with hips and knees flexed and thighs abducted and rotated externally [sometimes feet are positioned in stirrups])
Trendelenburg’s position?
patient’s head is low and the body and legs are on inclined plane up
The entire bed is tilted with the head of the bed lower than the foot of the bed .
This position facilitates postural drainage and venous return
Mobility is a person’s ability?
to move around freely in his or her environment .
ADLs those?
activities of daily living(physical self-care such as bathing , dressing , and eating).
The person who is immobile?
the inability to move around freely is predisposed to a wide variety of complications
Complication of Immobility and Prevention Measures?Constipation
Immobility slows peristalsis, resulting in stool remaining in the colon longer and muscle atrophy in the abdominal muscles that aid in expulsion of stool.
Complication of Immobility and Prevention Measures?
Contractures:
When muscles, ligaments, and tendons are not shortened and lengthened with movement, a permanent shortening of these structures may occur.
Complication of Immobility and Prevention Measures?
Disuse osteoporosis:
Disuse osteoporosis: Lack of weight bearing on bones causes bone demineralizatio( bone that has had the calcium removed)
, allowing fractures to occur more easily.
Complication of Immobility and Prevention Measures?
Hypostatic pneumonia:
Hypostatic pneumonia: Decreased aeration and accumulation of secretions lead to inflammation and infection in the lungs
Complication of Immobility and Prevention Measures?
Muscle atrophy and asthenia
Muscle atrophy and asthenia (muscle weakness): Muscles decrease in size and strength when not continually used
Complication of Immobility and Prevention Measures?
Pressure ulcer
Pressure ulcer: Tissue ischemia (lack of blood flow to an area) from unrelieved pressure results in skin breakdown
Complication of Immobility and Prevention Measures?
Pulmonary embolism
(blood clot that has traveled to the lungs): Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) that has broken loose from the vessel and has traveled to the lungs , causing a blockage in a pulmonary vessel.
During Ambulation If the patients start to fall?
do not attempt to prevent the fall. Ease the patient to the floor
One of the responsibilities of the nurse is frequent monitoring?
patient’s neurovascular function , or circulations ,movement and sensation (CMS) assessment
This assessment is especially important when compression from external devices, such as casts and bulky dressings , creates the risk of acute?
compartment syndrome, which has the potential to cause extensive tissue damage.
Acute compartment syndrome occurs?
in the extremities , especially the legs, where a sheath of inelastic fascia partitions blood vessel , nerve , and muscle tissue does have high blood pressure