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NURS B260 _ Mobility (1)
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NURS B260 : Mobilityweakness on one side of the body - ANS-hemiparesis
paralysis of one side of the body - ANS-hemiplegia
lower body paralysis - ANS-paraplegia
inability to move ALL four extremities - ANS-quadriplegia
- contracture : permanent fixation of a joint
- disuse osteoporosis : loss of bone mass resulting from lack of activity
- DECREASED BMR
- altered CHO, fat and protein metabolism
- fluid and electrolyte imbalances
- INCREASE in urinary excretion of Ca, Cl, Na
- INCREASE bone loss
- DECREASED motility-constipation
- reduced lung expansion
- respiratory muscle weakness
- stasis of respiratory secretions in lungs
- orthostatic hypotension
- DECREASED circulating fluid volume
- INCREASED cardiac work load
- risk for Thrombus formation
- reduced muscle endurance
- DECREASED muscle mass
- pressure ulcer formation
- INCREASE risk for renal calculi
- urinary stasis
- urinary tract infection
- depression
- altered Sleep cycles
- INCREASED dependence - ANS-know the effects of immobility
used to identify patients at risk for compromised skin integrity - ANS-braden scale
performed on every pt. admitted to any facility and is repeated at least daily - ANS-fall risk
assessment
with wheels and w/o wheels - ANS-walker
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