Unit 7 Flashcards
Active range of motion
Range of motion exercises completed be the resident without assistance
Abduction
Movement away from body
Adaptive equipment
Items such as eating utensils which are altered to make them easier to use by the residents with functional limitations
Adduction
Movement towards the body
Ambulate
To walk or assist the resident to walk
Atrophy
Decrease in size and strength (also referred to as wasting)
Body alignment
Correct position of the body for good posture
Contractures
Shortening or contractions of a muscle (may be due to spasms or paralysis)
Exercise
Physical activity or series of specific body movements designed to strengthen the body or parts of the body
Extension
To straighten
External rotation
To rotate the joint away or outward
Flexion
To Bend
Fowlers position
Body position alignments of resident sitting in bed with the head of the bed elevated to 60-90 degrees
Internal rotation
To rotate the joint inward
Paralysis
Loss of ability to move a part or all of the body
Paraplegia
Paralysis of the lower part of the body
Pivot
Turning motion
Progressive mobilization
Process that builds on activity steps which increase the residents abilities
Quadriplegia
Paralysis of the 4 limbs
Range of motion
Moving body joints through their normal motion
Restorative care
Nursing care that is planned to promote residents health and regain as much of their independence as possible
Transfer
Move from one surface to another
Hemiplegia
Paralysis of one side of the body
Passive range of motion
Exercises for residents who are paralyzed or unable to move their own joints freely
