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26 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Supine |
Laying on back |
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Prone |
Laying on stomach |
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Fowler |
Sitting in a 45 degree angle |
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Semi Fowler |
Sitting at a 30 degree angle |
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Trochanter roll |
Rolled blankets or sheets that are tucked along the residents hips and thighs to prevent leg from turning out |
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Footboard |
Used to prevent foot drop |
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Hand roll |
Are used to prevent fingers from tightening into firm contractures |
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Foot drop |
Cord from back of the leg becomes tight toes pointing downward position resident cannot walk |
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Atrophy |
Weakening and shortening of muscles due to lack of use |
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Body alignment |
Maintaining body parts according to good body posture |
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Contractures |
Muscles that become short and due to lack of use |
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Sims position |
Laying on left side with right ankle flexed and resting on pillow |
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Trendelenburg position |
Mattress tilted so residence head is below the level of their feet |
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Ambulation |
Walking |
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Dangling |
Sitting on edge of bed and letting legs hang over |
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Orthostatic hypotension |
A sudden change in position from lying to standing that causes a person to become dizzy or faint |
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Cane |
May be used to give more support |
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Crutches |
prescribed for the resident and fitted correctly according to height |
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Walker |
Lightweight metal frame with four legs |
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Body mechanics |
Maintaining good body posture |
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Gait belt |
A device that is use to help transfer residents who are not steady on their feet |
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Hoyer lift |
Mechanical lift device that can move a resident that is very heavy or helpless |
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Sideboard |
Bridging the Gap and moving a resident from bed to stretcher or Gurney resident cannot bear weight by standing |
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Trapeze bar |
For residents with upper extremity strength to move themselves up in a bed |
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Draw sheet |
Half sheet that is placed under a resident from shoulder to thigh and is a two-man lift |
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Assistive device |
Devices that are helpful and moving resident safely |
