University:
Miami Dade College
Course:
NUR1211L | Medical-Surgical Nursing Clinical Lab
Academic year:

2023
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75

Pages:

1
Author:

Kenya Dean

ACTIVE LEARNING TEMPLATE: Basic Concept STUDENT NAME _____________________________________ Mobility CONCEPT ______________________________________________________________________________ Related Content Underlying Principles (E.G., DELEGATION, LEVELS OF PREVENTION, ADVANCE DIRECTIVES) -everyday movement that is intensional -assistive devices that can help a paitent with mobility --wheelchair --walker --crutches --canes -encourage patients to get up and move around if they can -encourage patients to complete basic ADL tasks if they can. allowing them to take control of their daily needs. -decreased mobility can cause extremem muscle loss and weakness. Bedriden patients at rick for this. -mobility can help patients with decreased bowel movement to help get things moving. -decrease mobility leads to a large number of issues. such as decreased metabolism, slower bowel functions, decreased bone density, decreased mobility, muscle weakness, rapid muscle decline. REVIEW MODULE CHAPTER ___________ Nursing Interventions WHO? WHEN? WHY? HOW? -patient safety always priority --no skid footwear --bed at the lowest level --assistive devices as needed --knowing how many people are needed to assist --call bell --pressure sensative pas and bed alarms -what the patients will need to be able to move around. -will the patient require assistance and how much. -How tp properly adjust crutches and walkers to the patients heigh. -good posture to prevent injuries. We need to know as staff how to assist a patient with good body machanics to prevent us from injurys. such as... --bending our knees, not our waists --raising the bed as needed --lifting with our legs and not just our backs --do not pull on patients arms to assist them up, try to use a gaitbelt. -every patient should be assessed when they arrive at the hospital on their mobility -depending on their level of mobility will determine if they need assistance or not and how much -patients with decreased mobility or not able to be mobile should have range of motion exercises done often -patients should get out of bed each day if they can and move around. even if itsout of bed to eat each meal -decreased mobility will cause a decrease in muscle strength and results in weakness, making it more difficult for patients to get around. --we should encourage our patients to get out of bed each day for meals, and participate in their care, ADLs. --we need to teach patient range of motion exercises they can do while sitting as well. --encourage our patients to walk as they can, or call for assistance so they can move around. --have patients participate in PT and OT if it is ordered to improve their care.

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