4 point gait - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NR548 Final Exam Questions and Answers Latest 2024/2025 100% Correct (Graded A+) Describe the compensated trendelenburg gait that occurs with hip pain - ANS -Compensated trendelenburg gait shifts GRFV *through* the painful hip joint to *stabilize* the joint and *decrease* torque -Without compensation, aBductor muscles have to contract against aDuction moment, which causes *compression* at hip joint ___% of people with Parkinson's disease have difficulty walking within 3 years of diagnosis ...

How do you measure crutches for a person? - Answer-2 to 3 fingerwidths below anterior axillary fold to a point lateral to and slightly in front of foot If they mention axilla or a landmark on the foot... - Answer-They are wrong instructions When the handgrip of a crutch is properly in place the elbow flexion should be? - Answer-30 degrees 2 Point Gait - Answer-1: Move one crutch and opposite foot together 2: Move other crutch and other foot together *Remember: 2 points together for a 2 poi...

NR548 Final Exam Questions and Answers Latest 2024/2025 | 100% Correct | Graded A+. Describe the compensated trendelenburg gait that occurs with hip pain - ANS -Compensated trendelenburg gait shifts GRFV *through* the painful hip joint to *stabilize* the joint and *decrease* torque -Without compensation, aBductor muscles have to contract against aDuction moment, which causes *compression* at hip joint ___% of people with Parkinson's disease have difficulty walking within 3 years of diagnos...

Final Exam: NR226/ NR 226 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Fundamentals: Patient Care I Review| Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Chamberlain Q: Principles of body mechanics -Use arm & leg muscles to lift -Have Item/client close to you -Feet shoulder width apart and bed at knees -Contract abdominal & gluteal muscles -Push, pull or roll items if able instead of lifting -DO NOT twist at waist or hips- move feet instead Q: Positioning Answer: -Fowlers -Lateral...

A nurse is completing a nutritional assessment on a client and measures body mass index (BMI). Which of the following readings correlates with a BMI of an overweight client? A. 18.5 B. 24.9 C. 25 D. 32 -Correct Answer C. 25 Rationale: Healthy weight is indicates by a BMI of 18.5-24.9. Overweight is defined as an increased body weight in relation to height. It is indicated by a BMI of 25-29.9. Obesity is an excess amount of body fat. It is indicated by a BMI greater than or equal to 30. ...

SPHE 421 Quiz 7 Questions and Answers 2024 Fully Solved 100% 50 / 50 - 100 % Question 1 2 / 2 points Pressure on the vertebral discs is greatest in which of the following positions? Question options: Supine Side-lying Seated Standing upright Question 2 2 / 2 points Having paralysis of the ankle dorsiflexors would cause which type of gait? Question options: Steppage gait Bell clapper gait Sore foot limp Rocking horse gait Question 3 2 / 2 points A person with a facet joint pro...

Exam 4: NSG121/ NSG 121 (NEW 2024/ 2025 Update) Health Assessment | Review with Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Graded A- Herzing QUESTION Routine vs. Focused Neurological Assessment Routine: assess level of consciousness, pupil response, observe gait, check checking 12 cranial nerves, evaluate muscle tone Focused: further evaluate specific abnormal finding, deep tendon reflexes, 2-point discrimination, moving fingers and toes up or down with eyes closed. Q...

A physical therapist assistant presents an in-service to the rehabilitation staff that compares traditional gait terminology with Rancho Los Amigos terminology. Which pair of descriptive terms describes the same general point in the gait cycle? - correct answer Heel strike and initial contact A physical therapist assistant monitors the vital signs of a patient running on a treadmill at a series of steadily increasing speeds. A change in which variable would be MOST responsible for an observ...

Orpington Prognostic Scale (OPS) correct answer: outcome measure specific to stroke that is predictive of discharge setting -4 domains: balance, cognition, motor, and proprioception -taken in 1st two weeks poststroke -inpatient or acute care Scoring: < 3.2 indicates discharge to home within 3 weeks of stroke > 5.2 requires long-term care, and a score Between 3.2 and 5.2 requires intensive rehabilitation corticospinal tract correct answer: integrity of which spinal tra...

Exam 4: NSG 121/ NSG121 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Health Assessment Review | Questions and Verified Answers| All Units Covered| 100% Correct| Grade A- Herzing Q: Why is dysphasia a concern after a stroke? Answer: Patient is at risk for aspiration Q: Where is Broca Area? Answer: Frontal Lobe Q: What is Broca Area Responsible For? Answer: Responsible for written language and expressive aphasia, verbal expression Q: How would you as a nurse communicate with a patie...