NS660 Wk 2: Questions With Justified Solutions
Activity tolerance correct answer - type and amount of exercise or work
that a person is able to perform without undue exertion or injury
Activities of daily living (adls) correct answer - daily personal care tasks,
such as bathing; caring for skin, nails, hair, and teeth; dressing; toileting;
eating and drinking; walking; and transferring.
Crutch gait correct answer - gait achieved by a person using crutches
Deconditioning correct answer - physiological change following a period
of inactivity, bed rest or sedentary lifestyle. It results in functional losses in
such areas as mental status, degree of continence and ability to accomplish
activities of daily living.
Proprioception correct answer - ability of the body to sense its position
and movement in space.
Atelectasis correct answer - collapse of alveoli, preventing the normal
respiratory exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide. (collapsed lung)
Bed rest correct answer - placement of the patient in bed for therapeutic
reasons for a prescribed period.
Footdrop correct answer - abnormal neuromuscular condition of the
lower leg and foot characterized by an inability to dorsiflex, or evert, the foot.
Friction correct answer - the resistance that one surface or object
encounters when moving over another.
Gait correct answer - manner or style of walking, including rhythm,
cadence, and speed.
Hemiparesis correct answer - weakness on one side of the body
Hemiplegia correct answer - paralysis of one side of the body
, Joint contracture correct answer - abnormality that may result in
permanent condition of a joint; is characterized by flexion and fixation; and is
caused by disuse, atrophy, and shortening of muscle fibers and surrounding
joint tissues.
Muscle atrophy correct answer - loss of muscle tone and joint stiffness
Orthostatic hypotension correct answer - abnormally low blood
pressure occurring when a person stands.
Pressure injury correct answer - inflammation, sore, or ulcer in the skin
over a bony prominence.
Range of motion (rom) correct answer - range of movement of a joint
from maximum extension to maximum flexion as measured in degrees of a
circle
Shear correct answer - force exerted against the skin while the skin
remains stationary and the bony structures move
Trapeze bar correct answer - metal triangular-shaped bar that can be
suspended over a patient's bed from an overhanging frame; permits patients
to move up and down in bed while in traction or some other encumbrance.
Urinary stasis correct answer -
Venus thromboembolism (vte) correct answer - blood clot in a vein. It is
related to two-life threatening conditions: deep vein thrombosis (dvt) and
pulmonary embolus.
Pulmonary embolism (pe) correct answer - a deep vein clot that breaks
free from a vein wall, travels to the lungs and blocks some or all the blood
supply
Deep vein thrombosis correct answer - a clot in a deep vein, usually the
leg
Complete bed bath correct answer - bath in which the entire body of a
patient is washed in bed
Activity tolerance correct answer - type and amount of exercise or work
that a person is able to perform without undue exertion or injury
Activities of daily living (adls) correct answer - daily personal care tasks,
such as bathing; caring for skin, nails, hair, and teeth; dressing; toileting;
eating and drinking; walking; and transferring.
Crutch gait correct answer - gait achieved by a person using crutches
Deconditioning correct answer - physiological change following a period
of inactivity, bed rest or sedentary lifestyle. It results in functional losses in
such areas as mental status, degree of continence and ability to accomplish
activities of daily living.
Proprioception correct answer - ability of the body to sense its position
and movement in space.
Atelectasis correct answer - collapse of alveoli, preventing the normal
respiratory exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide. (collapsed lung)
Bed rest correct answer - placement of the patient in bed for therapeutic
reasons for a prescribed period.
Footdrop correct answer - abnormal neuromuscular condition of the
lower leg and foot characterized by an inability to dorsiflex, or evert, the foot.
Friction correct answer - the resistance that one surface or object
encounters when moving over another.
Gait correct answer - manner or style of walking, including rhythm,
cadence, and speed.
Hemiparesis correct answer - weakness on one side of the body
Hemiplegia correct answer - paralysis of one side of the body
, Joint contracture correct answer - abnormality that may result in
permanent condition of a joint; is characterized by flexion and fixation; and is
caused by disuse, atrophy, and shortening of muscle fibers and surrounding
joint tissues.
Muscle atrophy correct answer - loss of muscle tone and joint stiffness
Orthostatic hypotension correct answer - abnormally low blood
pressure occurring when a person stands.
Pressure injury correct answer - inflammation, sore, or ulcer in the skin
over a bony prominence.
Range of motion (rom) correct answer - range of movement of a joint
from maximum extension to maximum flexion as measured in degrees of a
circle
Shear correct answer - force exerted against the skin while the skin
remains stationary and the bony structures move
Trapeze bar correct answer - metal triangular-shaped bar that can be
suspended over a patient's bed from an overhanging frame; permits patients
to move up and down in bed while in traction or some other encumbrance.
Urinary stasis correct answer -
Venus thromboembolism (vte) correct answer - blood clot in a vein. It is
related to two-life threatening conditions: deep vein thrombosis (dvt) and
pulmonary embolus.
Pulmonary embolism (pe) correct answer - a deep vein clot that breaks
free from a vein wall, travels to the lungs and blocks some or all the blood
supply
Deep vein thrombosis correct answer - a clot in a deep vein, usually the
leg
Complete bed bath correct answer - bath in which the entire body of a
patient is washed in bed
