FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING PRACTICE: MOBILITY STUDY GUIDE WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION!!

FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING PRACTICE: MOBILITY
STUDY GUIDE WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION!!
Mobility
answers: Ability to move freely and independently at will
Immobility


answers: Inability to move freely and independently at will; increases risk of
complications
Factors affecting mobility


answers: Age, nutrition, chronic disease, lifestyle, environmental factors, diseases,
impaired CNS, injury, stress
Braden Scale


answers: Assessment tool for predicting pressure sore risk
Ergonomics


answers: Promotes comfort and reduces strain on muscles; involves stable center
of gravity, facing direction of movement, removing obstacles
Positioning


answers: Placing clients to maintain good body alignment using pillows, hand
rolls, frequent position changes
Transferring


answers: Moving clients from one place to another using transfer board,
mechanical lift, transfer belt