Functional Ability

Question 1

What should be done before a functional assessment for children?

Answer 1

have parents hold them because they feel more secure

Question 2

What should a nurse do before a functional assessment for preschool children?

Answer 2

Come up with games you could play with the child

Question 3

What should a nurse do before a functional assessment for school aged children?

Answer 3

They do not want to be seen naked, so do not expose them. Explain things to them about what is happening.

Question 4

What should a nurse do during an assessment for an adolescent?

Answer 4

Explain things to them

Question 5

What should be done for an elderly person during an assessment?

Answer 5

avoid lots of position changes

Question 6

What can happen for the elderly if they have everything done for them?

Answer 6

They may start to have less ability to do things on their own because they will become deconditioned

Question 7

What is the acronym for ADL’s?

Answer 7

Batted

Question 8

What does the acronym for ADL’s mean?

Answer 8

Bathing
Dressing
Toileting
Transferring
Continence
Feeding

Question 9

What is the acronym for IADl’s?

Answer 9

SCUM

Question 10

What does the acronym for IADL’s stand for?

Answer 10

Shopping
Cooking/cleaning
Using telephone or Transportation
Managing money and Meds

Question 11

What makes people at risk for functional impairments?

Answer 11

1. developmental abnormalities
2. Trauma
3. Disease
4. Social and cultural factors
5. Advanced age
6. Cognitive function
7. Mental health issues (depression)
8. Comorbidities and socioeconomic factors

Question 12

What population is at the greatest risk for functional impairments?

Answer 12

Older adults

Question 13

Why are older adults at the greatest risk for functional impairments?

Answer 13

1. disease processes
2. hearing, vision, balance, and muscle mass diminish
3. glaucoma
4. Arthritis or Parkinson’s

Question 14

What is a ROMBERG assessment?

Answer 14

A test that assesses the proprioception of an individual

Question 15

If over 40 what type of vision test should be given?

Answer 15

A Rosenbaum test (measures the ability to see things up close)

Question 16

How often should a MORIS fall risk assessment be done for someone who is a fall risk?

Answer 16

at least once a shift if not more

Question 17

What type of fine motor skills would be assessed for functional ability?

Answer 17

1. picking up objects with hands
2. Grasping small objects
3. Writing
4. pinching

Question 18

What type of gross motor skills would be assessed for functional ability?

Answer 18

1. Sit and maintain balance
2. Stand and maintain balance
3. Reach above shoulders
4. Reach below waist

Question 19

How can the risk for functional impairment be reduced?

Answer 19

1. Well-balanced nutrition
2. Regular physical activity
3. Routine health checkups
4. Stress management
5. Regular participation in meaningful activity
6. Fall prevention measures
7. Avoidance of tobacco and other substances associated with abuse