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ch. 15 positioning
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ambulate | To walk |
| Aspiration | Choking,accidental entry of food or a foreign object in the windpipe(trachea) |
| Body alignment | position in which the body can properly function |
| Contracture | When a joint is allowed to remain in the same position from too long,muscles stiffen and shorten preventing joint from moving |
| Draw sheet | folded large seat/ half sheet used to make moving patients easier |
| Enabler | Device to help patients function at their highest possible level |
| Fowler’s Position | Position in which the patient lies on the back with backrest elevated 45-60 degrees |
| High Fowlers | Position in which the patient lies on the back with backrest elevated to 90 degrees |
| Laceration | skin injuries(tears or breaks in the skin ) |
| Lateral | on either sides/ away from the midline |
| Mobility | Ability to move or to be moved easily from place to place |
| Orthopneic position | Position where the patient sits upright, and leans slightly forward supporting themselves with the forearms.( helps breathe) |
| Orthotic devices | restore or improve functions, prevent deformity and maintain the position of an extremity( prevents contracture formation ) |
| Postural support | Device used as an enabler that maintains body positions and alignment. |
| Pressure injury | results when unrelieved pressure interferes with blood flow to an area( bedsores ) |
| Procedure | practices and process used when following facility policies in patient care. |
| Prone | On the abdomen, spine straight, legs extended, palms facing backwards |
| Semi-fowlers | Position in which the patient is on the back with knees slightly flexed and the head of the bed is elevated 30-45 degrees |
| Slider | Device used with a slippery, low-friction surface that is used for moving patients |
| Spasticity | Sudden, frequent, involuntary muscle contractions that impair function |
| Splint | Also to restore or improve functions, prevent deformity, and maintain the position of an extremity |
| Supine | On the back, laying with face upward |
| Supportive device | Used to maintain proper body alignment and position in bed or in a chair. |
| Transfer | Procedure followed when changing a patients location |
| Trochanter roll | rolled sheet or bath blanket placed under the patient extending from waist to mid-thigh |
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