Chapter 9

Question 1

Care that is given by specialist to help you store or improve function after an illness or injury

Answer 1

Rehabilitation

Question 2

Caregiving after rehabilitation to maintain a persons function, improve his quality of life and increases independence

Answer 2

Restorative care

Question 3

moving or walking with or without an assistive device

Answer 3

Ambulation

Question 4

One who can get out of bed and move or walk

Answer 4

ambulatory

Question 5

where should you walk when handling a resident who has a visual impairment?

Answer 5

should be beside and slightly ahead of the resident

Question 6

helps with balance

Answer 6

canes

Question 7

if one leg is weaker, which hand should the cane be held in?

Answer 7

in the hand on the stronger side

Question 8

C Cane, the functional grip cane, and the quad cane

Answer 8

types of canes

Question 9

a straight cane with a curved handle at the top. It has a rubber tipped bottom to prevent slipping.

Answer 9

C cane

Question 10

Similar to the C cane, except that it has a straight grip handle rather than a curved handle

Answer 10

A functional grip cane

Question 11

has four rubber tipped feet and a rectangular base. it is designed to bear more weight than the other canes

Answer 11

A quad cane

Question 12

is used when the resident can bear some weight on both legs. gives stability for residents who are unsteady or lack balance

Answer 12

a walker

Question 13

are used for residents who can bear no weight or limited weight on one leg

Answer 13

crutches

Question 14

the walker should be placed no more than ____ in front of of the resident

Answer 14

6 inches

Question 15

special equipment that helps a person who is ill or disabled to perform activities of daily living

Answer 15

assistive devices

Question 16

the surgical removal of some or all of a body part, usually a hand, arm, leg, or foot

Answer 16

amputation

Question 17

pain in a limb (or extremity) that has been amputated

Answer 17

phantom limb pain

Question 18

warmth, itching, or tingling in a body part that has been amputated

Answer 18

phantom sensation

Question 19

a device that replaces a body part that is missing or deformed because of an accident, injury, illness, or birth defect

Answer 19

prosthesis

Question 20

exercises put a joint through its full arc of motion. The goals of these exercises are to decrease or prevent contractures or atrophy, improve strength, and increase circulation

Answer 20

Range of motion (ROM)

Question 21

exercises that are done by the resident himself, without help

Answer 21

Active range of motion (AROM)

Question 22

exercises that are done by the resident with some help and support from the NA

Answer 22

Active Assisted range of motion (AAROM)

Question 23

exercises are used when residents are not able to move on their own. these exercises are done by a staff member, without the residents help

Answer 23

passive range of motion (PROM)

Question 24

moving a body part away from the midline of the body

Answer 24

abduction

Question 25

moving a body part toward the midline of the body

Answer 25

adduction

Question 26

straightening a body part

Answer 26

extension

Question 27

bending a body part

Answer 27

flexion

Question 28

bending backwards

Answer 28

dorsiflexion

Question 29

turning a joint

Answer 29

rotation

Question 30

turning downwards

Answer 30

pronation

Question 31

turning upward

Answer 31

supination

Question 32

touching the thumb to any other finger

Answer 32

opposition

Question 33

NA should repeat the ROM exercise?

Answer 33

3 - 5 times; one or twice a day

Question 34

when doing PROM exercises the NA should begin

Answer 34

at the residents shoulders and work down the body

Question 35

upper extremities

Answer 35

arms

Question 36

lower extremities

Answer 36

legs