Note: varicose veins can be risk factor - ✔✔s/s dvt
1 is max assist and 4 is none - ✔✔for a mobility assessment tool a 1 is to a 4
1 week - ✔✔how long of bed rest affects the bones ability to do ADL
16 times more likely - ✔✔how much more likely for a pt on bed rest to have constipation
2 points on ground all the time
crutch moved on injured side then opposite foot moves together - ✔✔2 step crutches
2-3 inches - ✔✔how far for enema for childrne
25 - ✔✔mimimum score to be considered moderate risk
3-4 inches - ✔✔how far is enema inserted adults
4 days - ✔✔how fast do joints lose function with bed rest
A belt used to support patients and residents during transfers. - ✔✔what is a gait belt
A condition where unpleasant sensations (itching, twitching, tingling, crawling) in the lower legs are
accompanied by an irresistible urge to move the legs temporarily relieving the sensation but not
disurbing sleep. - ✔✔RLS (restless leg syndrome)
a diagnostic test looking for occult blood in the stool. It is done after taking a small stool sample
during a rectal examination - ✔✔guaiac test
abduction pillow - ✔✔what tool is used for pt with hip surgery
Abnormal fixations of the joints due to changes in muscles and connective tissue. - ✔✔what are joint
contractures
, abnormal middle ear bone growth - ✔✔otosclerosis
alignment, balance and body movement - ✔✔3 principles of proper body mechanics
allow only slight movement and consist of bones connected entirely by cartilage - ✔✔cartilaginous
joints
altered taste - ✔✔Dysgeusia
always face the client and do a side to side movement
dont twist and lift with legs - ✔✔what are the rules of body movement
an unexpected occurrence involving death or serious physical or psychological injury, or the risk
thereof - ✔✔sentinel event
assists hypothalamus in circadian rhythm - ✔✔suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN)
be behind them and have patient fall roll down your leg - ✔✔how to help client fall to floor
bed is flat but declined so that the head is lower than the feet - ✔✔trendelenberg
bed is flat but inclined so that head is higher than feet - ✔✔reverse trendelenberg
Being overly responsive to the sense of touch, especially in case of another person's touch (pain with
touch) - ✔✔tactile defensiveness
being overly sensitive to tactile stimulation - ✔✔tactile hypersensitivity
bends the foot downward at the ankle - ✔✔plantar flexion
blood that cannot be seen in the stool but is positive on a fecal occult blood test - ✔✔occult blood
blurs sharp central vision making it hard to drive and read - ✔✔macular degeneration
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