Hondros NUR 163 Exam 2 Answered Correctly – Expert Verified | Latest Version 2024/2025

A pt requiring minimal assistance with ambulation would use which type of device? - a cane An otherwise strong, healthy pt with a lower leg cast is learning to ambulate with crutches. Which gait would he/she use? - 3-point gait Biofeedback is: - making the pt aware of physiologic responses to stress in an attempt to gain control over those responses cane - used for people who need minimal assistance; place cane on strong side -> move cane and strong foot forward at the same time, landing the strong leg past the cane -> move weak leg to meet strong leg and repeat deconditioned - a loss of physical fitness; used for pts who experienced extended immobility such as prolonged bedrest denial - refusing to acknowledge some painful painful aspect of external reality that is obvious to others