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Chapter 21 vocab
Hartman’s Nursing Assistant Care: Long-Term Care and Home Care, 4th Edition
Term | Definition |
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rehabilitation | care given by specialists to help restore or improve function after an illness or injury. |
restorative care | care given after rehabilitation to maintain a person’s function, improve quality of life, and increase independence. |
range of motion (ROM) | exercises that put a particular joint through its full arc of motion. |
active range of motion (AROM) | exercises to put a joint through its full arc of motion that are performed by the affected person alone, without help. |
active assisted range of motion (AAROM) | exercises to put a joint through its full arc of motion that are performed by a person with some help from the affected person. |
passive range of motion (PROM) | exercises to put a joint through its full arc of motion that are performed by a caregiver, without the affected person’s help. |
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. |