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FPCC Exam 3 Study Guide Solutions
Abductor pillow - ANSWER✔✔-edge shaped pillow between the patient's legs, *used to prevent internal
hip rotation and hip abduction*
Used after femoral fracture, hip fracture, or surgery.
Two point crutch gait - ANSWER✔✔-*partial weight bearing*, use both feet. This is faster, but offers less
support than the four point.
The foot opposite of the crutch goes forward, so advance left foot along with right crutch, then right foot
along with left crutch simultaneously.
Three point crutch gait - ANSWER✔✔-*non-weight bearing*. Faster than a four-point gait. Can use with
walker.
Injured leg must be kept off the ground. Advance crutches, then advance good leg.
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Four point crutch gait - ANSWER✔✔-*Partial weight bearing*, use both feet. Patient must shift weight
constantly.
*Offers the most support, but is also the slowest.*
Patient will advance the right crutch, then advance the left foot. Then advance the left crutch, then
advance the right foot. This is not done simultaneously.
Logrolling - ANSWER✔✔-special turning technique used when the pt's spine must be kept in straight
alignment
You will need at least two nurses for this procedure, more if the patient is large. Logrolling moves the
patient's body as a unit. One nurse is positioned at the level of the patient's head. The other staff
members are distributed along the length of the patient. Everyone must move the patient in unison.
Trapeze bar - ANSWER✔✔-Triangular- shaped device that is attached to an overhead bed frame. The
patient can use the base of the triangle as a grip bar to move up in bed, turn, and pull up in preparation
for getting out of bed or getting on & off the bed pan.
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Trochanter rolls - ANSWER✔✔-made from tightly rolled towels, bath blankets, or foam pads. They are
placed snuggly adjacent to the hips & thighs *to prevent external rotation of the hips*
Transfer board - ANSWER✔✔-a wood or plastic device designed to assist with moving patients.
1. Place the board under the patient on the side in which he/she will be moved.
2. It is best to use a draw sheet to slide the patient across the board.
*Also used by patients with long-standing mobility problems to increase their independence*
Mechanical lift - ANSWER✔✔-hydraulic device used to transfer patients.
Place a fabric sling under the patient & attach chains or straps from the sling to the lifting device.
-Especially useful when providing care for *obese & immobile patients.*
-Often seen in home care.
-Most position patients in a *seated position, ideal for sitting them in a chair.*
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-Some have the patient *supine, maybe to transfer patient from bed to stretcher, or have them lifted up
while we make their bed.*
Transfer belt - ANSWER✔✔-a heavy belt several inches wide that is used to *facilitate transfer or provide
a secure mechanism to hold the patient when ambulating*
-Apply belt *around patient's abdomen*, close to their center of gravity.
-The belt may have external grip holds, or you may grip the entire belt with your hand.
Active range of motion (AROM) - ANSWER✔✔-actively moving own extremity through ROM like
extension, flexion.
Want to encourage & teach clients to keep moving.
Passive range of motion (PROM) - ANSWER✔✔-movements of the joints through their range of motion
*by another person*
-support above & below the joint
-take joint to point where pt starts to feel resistance
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FPCC Exam 3 Study Guide Solutions
Abductor pillow - ANSWER✔✔-edge shaped pillow between the patient's legs, *used to prevent internal
hip rotation and hip abduction*
Used after femoral fracture, hip fracture, or surgery.
Two point crutch gait - ANSWER✔✔-*partial weight bearing*, use both feet. This is faster, but offers less
support than the four point.
The foot opposite of the crutch goes forward, so advance left foot along with right crutch, then right foot
along with left crutch simultaneously.
Three point crutch gait - ANSWER✔✔-*non-weight bearing*. Faster than a four-point gait. Can use with
walker.
Injured leg must be kept off the ground. Advance crutches, then advance good leg.
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Four point crutch gait - ANSWER✔✔-*Partial weight bearing*, use both feet. Patient must shift weight
constantly.
*Offers the most support, but is also the slowest.*
Patient will advance the right crutch, then advance the left foot. Then advance the left crutch, then
advance the right foot. This is not done simultaneously.
Logrolling - ANSWER✔✔-special turning technique used when the pt's spine must be kept in straight
alignment
You will need at least two nurses for this procedure, more if the patient is large. Logrolling moves the
patient's body as a unit. One nurse is positioned at the level of the patient's head. The other staff
members are distributed along the length of the patient. Everyone must move the patient in unison.
Trapeze bar - ANSWER✔✔-Triangular- shaped device that is attached to an overhead bed frame. The
patient can use the base of the triangle as a grip bar to move up in bed, turn, and pull up in preparation
for getting out of bed or getting on & off the bed pan.
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Trochanter rolls - ANSWER✔✔-made from tightly rolled towels, bath blankets, or foam pads. They are
placed snuggly adjacent to the hips & thighs *to prevent external rotation of the hips*
Transfer board - ANSWER✔✔-a wood or plastic device designed to assist with moving patients.
1. Place the board under the patient on the side in which he/she will be moved.
2. It is best to use a draw sheet to slide the patient across the board.
*Also used by patients with long-standing mobility problems to increase their independence*
Mechanical lift - ANSWER✔✔-hydraulic device used to transfer patients.
Place a fabric sling under the patient & attach chains or straps from the sling to the lifting device.
-Especially useful when providing care for *obese & immobile patients.*
-Often seen in home care.
-Most position patients in a *seated position, ideal for sitting them in a chair.*
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-Some have the patient *supine, maybe to transfer patient from bed to stretcher, or have them lifted up
while we make their bed.*
Transfer belt - ANSWER✔✔-a heavy belt several inches wide that is used to *facilitate transfer or provide
a secure mechanism to hold the patient when ambulating*
-Apply belt *around patient's abdomen*, close to their center of gravity.
-The belt may have external grip holds, or you may grip the entire belt with your hand.
Active range of motion (AROM) - ANSWER✔✔-actively moving own extremity through ROM like
extension, flexion.
Want to encourage & teach clients to keep moving.
Passive range of motion (PROM) - ANSWER✔✔-movements of the joints through their range of motion
*by another person*
-support above & below the joint
-take joint to point where pt starts to feel resistance
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