Posture and gait - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

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...

Observation of patient's general appearance - posture and position of patient gait/ambulation gross assessment of nutritional status body habitus estimation of psychological status Apparent state of health - healthy, chronically ill, frail

Mobility ATI from LPN to RN Transition Unit 1 Test 2023 version A nurse is caring for a client who is at risk for developing atelectasis. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? --------- CORRECT ANSWER ----- Remind the client to use incentive spirometer A nurse is preparing a poster presentation about the musculoskeletal system. The nurse should include that which of the following is responsible for body posture? --------- CORRECT ANSWER ----- Muscles A nurse is teach...

Liberty University NURS 210 test 1General appearance to look for in a pt #1 - correct answer Apparent state of health General appearance to look for in a pt #2 - correct answer LOC General appearance to look for in a pt #3 - correct answer Facial Expression General appearance to look for in a pt #4 - correct answer Posture, gait, motor activity and speech General appearance to look for in a pt #5 - correct answer Odor of body/breath General appearance to look for in a pt #6 - corr...

Subjective Objective The client is a 29-year-old, Latino single male referred by his primary care provider for a psychiatric evaluation at an outpatient clinic. Client’s Chief Complaints: “I think I might be depressed.” History of Present Illness The client reports increasingly depressive symptoms with onset 3 months ago. He is experiencing stress related to being unemployed, financial strain and needing to sell his home quickly because he cannot afford the mortgage. He reports ...

95. The nurse is using inspection to assess the breasts of a female client. Which of the following findings might the nurse obtain using the assessment technique? A. skin thickening B. tenderness C. hard nodules D. symmetry 96. The nurse is admitting a newly admitted client and notes skin vitiligo, which is highly visible even from a distance. The client asks you to put a no visitors sign on the door and has called the family to tell them not to visit. Which of the following nursing diagn...

3 classifications of hormones : Steroid, peptide, protein What is assessed during a physical examination to assess general mobility : Body alignment (posture), gait, joints, skeletal muscles, neurovascular function Tibial nerve: assess sensation and movement : Sensation: prick the medial and lateral surface of sole Movement: planarflex toes and ankle Peroneal nerve: assess sensation and movement : Sensation: prick of skin between great and 2nd toe Movement: dorsiflex ankle and extend t...

NURS 410 Comprehensive Exam 3 || Questions & Answers (100% Correct) NURS 410 Comprehensive Exam 3 || Questions & Answers (100% Correct) Tendons connect - ANSWER - muscle to bone Ligaments connect - ANSWER - muscle to muscle bursa definition - ANSWER - fluid and cushion, have them in spine functions of the musculoskeletal system - ANSWER - -protection for vital organs -providing framework to support body structures -mobility -maintenance of body temperature -facilitation of venou...

Hondros Nur 176 exam 1 Questions and Answers 100% correct Interventions to prevent diabetes Maintain healthy weight, diet and exercise Signs of type 1 diabetes 3 polys, blurred vision, cold feet, numbness, shiny thin skin w/ no hair, age 30 and under, sudden onset, underweight, Signs of type 2 diabetes No symptoms at first , later develop the 3 polys, obesity, Nigricans (black line on back of neck) skin tags S/S of hypoglycemia Fatigue, weakness, irritability, reduce co...