Week 3 Chapter 15

Question 1

Immobility

Answer 1

An excessive lack of exercise

Question 2

Immobility can cause

Answer 2

Constipation,
Pneumonia
Blood clots

Question 3

Bed rest is

Answer 3

A medical ode which states clients must stay in bed

Question 4

Types of bed rest

Answer 4

Strict bed rest
Bed rest
Bed rest with commode privileges
Bed rest with bathroom privileges

Question 5

Complications of bed rest

Answer 5

Effect every system in the body

Question 6

Orthostatic hypotension

Answer 6

Moves to upright position, blood pressure drops

Question 7

Muscle atrophy

Answer 7

A decrease size or wasting away of muscle

Question 8

Deconditioning

Answer 8

The loss of muscle size, strength, and function

Question 9

Contractures

Answer 9

Muscles permanently shorten

Question 10

Prevent complications of bedrest

Answer 10

Reposition and turn
Communicate regularly
Assist with ROM

Question 11

ROM

Answer 11

Range of motion
Exercises the joint to the fullest extend without causing pain

Question 12

Supportive devices

Answer 12

Pillows
Trochanter rolls
Foot boards
Bed boards

Question 13

Three types of ROM

Answer 13

Active ROM
Active-assistive ROM
Passive ROM

Question 14

Ambulation

Answer 14

Act of walking
After bedrest it progresses in a series of stages

Question 15

Walking aid

Answer 15

A device that supports the body

Question 16

When walking with a walking aid

Answer 16

Effective side goes first

Place, lean, effected side, walk through

Question 17

If a client falls

Answer 17

Call for help
Stay with client
Assess if there’s an injury
Don’t touch them

Question 18

If client has fallen but isn’t hurt

Answer 18

Stable chair,
Brace, turn, sit

Question 19

Contractures can form in how much time

Answer 19

48 to 72 hours

Question 20

Reposition a client

Answer 20

Every two hours

Question 21

How to brace a falling client

Answer 21

Pull client close to your body
Move your leg so the clients butt rests on it
Lower client to the ground

Question 22

When a client has fallen check for the following

Answer 22

Pain or tenderness
Swelling or bruising
Inability or difficulty moving a limb
Bleeding
Client reports hearing a bone pop or snap

Question 23

Types of waking aids

Answer 23

Crutches
Canes
Walkers
Braces

Question 24

A single tip cane is used on

Answer 24

Unaffected side

Question 25

Assisting a client with ambulation you should walk on

Answer 25

Affected side, slightly behind patient

Question 26

What to report after ROM

Answer 26

The number of exercises
The joint exercised
The number of time each joint was exercised
Complaints
The degree at which the client took part