Basic Care and Comfort NCLEX Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Updated 2024 | Guaranteed Success

Assisting a pt with a weak side move towards stronger side Active Resistance ROM performed by pt, ROM with resistance. Like exercise bands! Fowler's Positioning Low: 15-30 Fowlers: 45-60 High: 60-90 Semi: 30-45 Trendleburg's Used in shock pt's, the feet are elevated 20 and the head is flat, increases venous return and helps the heart pump more easily Going up stairs with crutches Up with the good leg, down with the bad leg Walker use step forward with bad leg, support self with arms followed by good leg Cane walking hold on strong side, advance cane and weak leg, lean on cane when moving strong leg Herniated intervertebral disk care preop: meds (nsaids), traction, TENS (electronic nerve stimulation) postop of laminectomy: log roll pt's, assess lower extremity CMS, errect posture, avoid long periods of errect posture, Developmental Dysplasia of the Hips T Asymmetrical gluteal folds Limp Limited abduction of the hip femur is not attached to acetabulum tx: pelvic harness from 3-6 mos, must be worn at all times! teach parents how to apply, 6-18 mos use traction, surgery will need to be done, or hip spica cast- cast care (keep dry) scoliosis abnormal curvature of spinal column assess: bend at 90, see uneven clothing, functional: can be corrected structural: cannot be corrected, often hereditary