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Chapter 21 vocab
Hartman’s Nursing Assistant Care: Long-Term Care and Home Care, 4th Edition
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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. |