FINAL Flashcards
(119 cards)
moving a joint or extremity toward the midline of the body
adduction
moving a joint or extremity away from the midline of the body
abduction
turning a joint or an extremity on its axis toward the body’s midline
internal rotation
turning a joint or an extremity on its axis away from the bodys midline
external rotation
decreasing the angle between two bones
flexion
straightening a joint
extension
moving a joint past normal extension
hyperextension
turning the body or a body part to face upward
supination
turning the body or a body part to face downward
pronation
moving a body part in widening circles
circumduction
turning the feet inward so toes are pointing toward the midline
inversion
turning the feet outward so toes are pointing away from the midline
eversion
touching the thumb to each finger
opposition
forgetting to reposition a patient in a wheelchair for more than 1 hour may lead to
beginning of pressure ulcers
patients need to be repositioned in bed
every 2 hours
sitting in a wheelchair, without repositioning every hour can cause
pressure ulcers
bp
120/80
higher than 120/80
140/90
lower than 120/80
90/60
shearing can cause skin tears when
the patient is slid up in bed without lifting the body
the best wound care is
prevention
a patients body parts, when in a wheelchair exiting a room should be
contained inside the chair
when transferring a patient with a sit to stand the correct body position for the patient should be
elbows held closely to the body
who is responsible for wound protection
YOU