Week 3 Chapter 15 Flashcards
Immobility
An excessive lack of exercise
Immobility can cause
Constipation,
Pneumonia
Blood clots
Bed rest is
A medical ode which states clients must stay in bed
Types of bed rest
Strict bed rest
Bed rest
Bed rest with commode privileges
Bed rest with bathroom privileges
Complications of bed rest
Effect every system in the body
Orthostatic hypotension
Moves to upright position, blood pressure drops
Muscle atrophy
A decrease size or wasting away of muscle
Deconditioning
The loss of muscle size, strength, and function
Contractures
Muscles permanently shorten
Prevent complications of bedrest
Reposition and turn
Communicate regularly
Assist with ROM
ROM
Range of motion
Exercises the joint to the fullest extend without causing pain
Supportive devices
Pillows
Trochanter rolls
Foot boards
Bed boards
Three types of ROM
Active ROM
Active-assistive ROM
Passive ROM
Ambulation
Act of walking
After bedrest it progresses in a series of stages
Walking aid
A device that supports the body
When walking with a walking aid
Effective side goes first
Place, lean, effected side, walk through
If a client falls
Call for help
Stay with client
Assess if there’s an injury
Don’t touch them
If client has fallen but isn’t hurt
Stable chair,
Brace, turn, sit
Contractures can form in how much time
48 to 72 hours
Reposition a client
Every two hours
How to brace a falling client
Pull client close to your body
Move your leg so the clients butt rests on it
Lower client to the ground
When a client has fallen check for the following
Pain or tenderness
Swelling or bruising
Inability or difficulty moving a limb
Bleeding
Client reports hearing a bone pop or snap
Types of waking aids
Crutches
Canes
Walkers
Braces
A single tip cane is used on
Unaffected side
Assisting a client with ambulation you should walk on
Affected side, slightly behind patient
What to report after ROM
The number of exercises
The joint exercised
The number of time each joint was exercised
Complaints
The degree at which the client took part
