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Chapter 9
Rehabilitation and Restorative
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| rehabilitation | care that is given by specialists to help restore or improve function after an illness or injury. |
| ambulation: | walking. |
| ambulatory: | capable of walking. |
| adaptive devices: | special equipment that helps a person who is ill or disabled to perform activities of daily living; also called assistive devices. |
| amputation: | the surgical removal of some or all of a body part, usually a hand, arm, leg, or foot. |
| phantom limb pain: | pain in a limb (or extremity) that has been amputated. |
| prosthesis: | a device that replaces a body part that is missing or deformed because of an accident, injury, illness, or birth defect; used to improve a person’s ability to function and/or his appearance.; |
| range of motion (ROM): | exercises that put a joint through its full arc of motion. |
| abduction: | moving a body part away from the midline of the body. |
| adduction: | moving a body part toward the midline of the body. |
| extension: | straightening a body part. |
| flexion: | bending a body part. |
| dorsiflexion: | bending backward. |
| rotation: | turning a joint. |
| pronation: | turning downward. |
| supination: | turning upward. |
| opposition: | touching the thumb to any other finger. |
| plantar flexion | pointing the toes downward |
| how many time do you repeat each ROM exercise | 3 |
| what should the nurse assistant ask the patient during ROM exercises | Pain related questions ...are you in any pain? do that hurt? how does that feel? |
| where should the NA place their hand when performing ROM for knee? | support the leg under the knee and under the ankle |
| Resident has an affected LEFT side. What side would NA stand on? What side would can go on? | NA should stand on LEFT side (affected side) Cane would be in RIGHT hand of resident |
| How should the NA should walk when assisting with ambulation | behind and slightly to side of resident |
| How should the NAs palm be when using gait /transfer belt | palms up |
| When counting 1,2,3 what number should the resident stand on p. 171 | 3 |
| When ambulating with a cane? What are order does the resident move the cane, his strong let, his affected leg? | cane about 6 inches weak leg goes beside cane strong leg moves up slightly ahead of the cane 1. CANE/WALKER/CRUTCHES 2. Affected Side 3. Strong side |
| When going up stairs the resident uses his weak/strong leg first? | good -STRONG leg goes first |
| When going down stairs the resident uses his weak/strong leg first? | bad -Weak leg goes first |
| STAIRS: up with the ---- down with ----- | good bad |
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