NCLEX Physiological Integrity Basic Care and Comfort - Mobility and immobility COMPLETE REVISION
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
Joint Movement - Answer: Joint Movement
Flexion - Answer: Decrease angle of joint.
Ex: Bending elbow
Extension - Answer: Increase angle of joint
Ex: Straightening elbow
Hyperextension - Answer: Excessively increase angle of joint
Ex: Bending the head backward
Abduction - Answer: Moving bone away from the midline of the body
Adduction - Answer: Moving bone toward midline of the body
Tip: Think "add" to the body 1 / 2
Rotation - Answer: Moving bone around its central axis
Dorsiflexion - Answer: Flexion of the foot toward the trunk of the body
Ex: Toes toward the nose
Plantar flexion - Answer: Flexion of the foot away from the trunk of the body
Ex: Pointing the toes
Inversion - Answer: Turning the foot inward at the ankle
Eversion - Answer: Turning the foot outward at the ankle
Pronation - Answer: Rotation of the forearm so that the palm of the hand turns downward Supination - Answer: Rotation of the forearm so that the palm of the hand turns upward
Therapeutic Exercises - Answer: Therapeutic Exercises
Passive Range of Motion (PROM) - Answer: Performed by the nurse without assistance from client Retention of joint range of motion; maintenance of circulation Active Assistive Range of Motion - Answer: Performed by the client with assistance of nurse Increases motion in the joint Active Range of Motion - Answer: Performed by client without assistance
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